Actually they can easily keep within the budget if they develop their cars within the budget, if they need to exceed the budget then they don't understand the reason for the budget, it is there to level the playing field, the designers make a car good or bad, the idea of throwing millions at a shit car to make it a winner wasn't the object of the exercise, neither was throwing money at a successful car to keep it winning. The object of the budget was to allow the midfield to join the money no object top three on the same budget, some will some won't, the second half of the season may be more exciting providing the budget is kept and properly scrutinised.