lovegroova

Interesting article on the BBC about the 2021 rule changes: https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/47422390

gaddafi

So what's the issue? Implement your contingency plans.

Environments change all the time. Sometimes the changes are big, sometimes small. This is a bigger change. Live with it.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

lovegroova

He was asked a question and he answered it. A no deal Brexit will be a pain/disadvantage for the UK-based teams.

Rich's rantings were rather unfounded as he hadn't taken the time to understand the context of the comments.

gaddafi

I must have missed it in the quotes

What question was asked and of whom?

lovegroova

It is pretty clear from the context of the quotes that he was answering a question put to him.
It was asked by Autosport: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/14...having-uk-base

gaddafi

Right, I understand now:

" However, Motorsport UK chairman David Richards claimed last month that a no-deal Brexit could force teams to relocate from the UK.

Asked by Autosport about the legitimacy of that threat and if it is something Mercedes has considered, Wolff said: "We have a fantastic access to talent in the UK today and what [prominent technology company location] Silicon Valley is in the US, Formula 1 is in the UK.

"And at the moment there is a risk whether the UK can stay as competitive as a location as it is today, and we would very much hope that it stays like this."

So Richards and Wolff have correctly identified that negative impacts are only possible, which is of course the case with all risks

It's a shame but unsurprising that they weren't asked about any of the potential upsides

Still, it's good that they have contingency plans in place

Hopefully they are good as Carney's, which apparently saved us from George Osborne's dire predictions

Rich can speak for himself but if he's anything like me he will be bored by the endlessly negative narrative

jml

One has to admire those knights who say 'NI'

lovegroova

Hooray.

gaddafi

There was no evidence of the question that was asked until you provided the Autosport link in response to my question.

What point are you trying to make?

gaddafi

I'd second that. It will be an interesting few years for F1 as petrol cars are increasing demonised and electric gains traction. If the gossip is to be believed the new owners aren't getting on too well with the teams so we may be seeing the beginning of the end.