Bagwan
27th June 2009, 19:47
So , there are a few sites that are reporting that the teams are again a little upset about Donnelly , who recently was found to be lobbying the teams to break ranks and join the fold before the deadline .
It seems that he walked the pitlane with the new Manor exec , introducing him to the teams , having been asked to do so by a "senoir member of the paddock" . I can't imagine who that was .
He's said to be employed , although "pro bono" , by Manor .
Also employed is Nick Wirth , former associate of a "senior member of the paddock" while with SimTek in the '90s .
Whilst some of the sites are speculating that this is some form of "golden handshake" for a departing "senior member of the paddock" , I think it more likely that this is just a sign of how seriously desperate the situation really was in the end , before they pulled it together .
The threat of breakaway was real , and those new teams trying to make the deadline , may have seen the $50million fine for breaking ranks in FOTA as the sign that they would never be allowed in under Max's rule .
I don't think we've heard the last of this , as the teams that were allowed through the vetting must now get down to business and show the FIA to have been running that aspect with competence .
It appears to me , to show that some of those teams who actually did sign up , were on the verge of backing out of the game .
Manor seemingly came out of nowhere , and those who had real intentions , but second thoughts , were excluded .
Manor , rather than an "ace in the hole" was more an "ace up the sleeve" .
It seems that he walked the pitlane with the new Manor exec , introducing him to the teams , having been asked to do so by a "senoir member of the paddock" . I can't imagine who that was .
He's said to be employed , although "pro bono" , by Manor .
Also employed is Nick Wirth , former associate of a "senior member of the paddock" while with SimTek in the '90s .
Whilst some of the sites are speculating that this is some form of "golden handshake" for a departing "senior member of the paddock" , I think it more likely that this is just a sign of how seriously desperate the situation really was in the end , before they pulled it together .
The threat of breakaway was real , and those new teams trying to make the deadline , may have seen the $50million fine for breaking ranks in FOTA as the sign that they would never be allowed in under Max's rule .
I don't think we've heard the last of this , as the teams that were allowed through the vetting must now get down to business and show the FIA to have been running that aspect with competence .
It appears to me , to show that some of those teams who actually did sign up , were on the verge of backing out of the game .
Manor seemingly came out of nowhere , and those who had real intentions , but second thoughts , were excluded .
Manor , rather than an "ace in the hole" was more an "ace up the sleeve" .