WhiteBlue wrote:
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I still find it much more likely that Didi started it and Honda snapped it up when Didi dropped it.
Difficult to see Mateschitz suddenly dropping it like that, Ron Dennis did the unthinkable, lining up with Craig Pollock, while the french connection funded the escapade with EU-money. When Honda was satisfied with having the man who wrote the engine-rules on board, they ok'd the plan.
Ron got out of Mercedes, Honda got back into F1 for a bargain, MrT had another manufacturer and Pollock looks good again.
Everybody's happy, including MrE.
But the talk of Jaques returning I very much doubt. Though he's big i Japan.