Just to be clear, Shaft109, the airframes damaged in the Airwork saga were all F3, not F2, although F2 fuselages were used to replace the damaged ones.
As for the F2 itself, it was a bit of a donkey in my opinion. Why it was even bought into service before it was ready and fit for purpose has always been a very sore point - one that still leads to a great deal of scepticism regarding new aircraft being fielded, a specially as it seems to be the norm for the full, promised capability only seems to arrive shortly before end of service.