Is Car Maintenance CPD?

Just going slightly off topic, but keeping in the car maintenance field. I'm sure there are fans here of Formula 1 racing.  There is a certain team with orange livery cars, regarded as one of the best in the world; achieving numerous world drivers, and construction championships.


However, in the last few years, they have performed poorly; finishing practically last in races. This year, with engines from a different manufacturer, they've slightly improved; finishing 2nd to last (slight exaguration there). 


Since other cars using same engines, are doing much better, the problem appears to be with the aerodynamics. Now it seems the previous year's problems were probably not engine related, and that buying out from the engine manufacturer reported at £100m to switch to new supplier was fool hardy.


Given that F1 teams are multimillion pound companies; using the latest cutting edge technology and facilities; and employing the best and highest qualified engineers, who's CPD's are probably well above most engineer's CPD.


The question is what use is doing your CPD for personal goal, when it doesn't show real world achievement, as the orange F1 team's failures have demonstrated??

Just going slightly off topic, but keeping in the car maintenance field. I'm sure there are fans here of Formula 1 racing.  There is a certain team with orange livery cars, regarded as one of the best in the world; achieving numerous world drivers, and construction championships.


However, in the last few years, they have performed poorly; finishing practically last in races. This year, with engines from a different manufacturer, they've slightly improved; finishing 2nd to last (slight exaguration there). 


Since other cars using same engines, are doing much better, the problem appears to be with the aerodynamics. Now it seems the previous year's problems were probably not engine related, and that buying out from the engine manufacturer reported at £100m to switch to new supplier was fool hardy.


Given that F1 teams are multimillion pound companies; using the latest cutting edge technology and facilities; and employing the best and highest qualified engineers, who's CPD's are probably well above most engineer's CPD.


The question is what use is doing your CPD for personal goal, when it doesn't show real world achievement, as the orange F1 team's failures have demonstrated??