They didn't have ****, or any idea about this moving goalpost shitshow till some magazine writer reject got them suckered into building a 318 turd for "veiws" and "clicks"
This isn't about building the best whatever, it's about building what they have in front of them. Some people have this engine and are interested in it. If it doesn't pertain to you, move on, hence the "he should have done that and this" junk.