Yeah it works, you only have to put the Data new in the Folder. The Patch overwrite the old erp, Mod erp or original erp. So put the Mod new in the Folder and its work.
Updated vehicle appearance for Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Manor, Renault, Force India and Toro Rosso
Made adjustments to relative performance of teams and drivers based upon 2016 results so far.
Stability improvements for all game modes
Various Multiplayer Fixes
Various graphical bug fixes
Various other bug fixes
Updated vehicle appearance [...] It might be possible that some files containingthe textures were updated? Made adjustments to relative performance of teams and Drivers [...] It might be possible that some files containing the Performance data were updated?
Might this be the reason why the mods have to be reapplied?
And might this be the reason why the mods worked well after the previous Patches?
Just a few questions and thoughts ....