From: pc+usenet@asdf.org   
      
   keithr0  writes:   
   > On 1/03/2024 5:54 am, Sir Tim wrote:   
   >> I’m no great fan of Christian Horner but, when he was cleared by the   
   >> internal enquiry, I was minded to give him the benefit of any doubt and   
   >> felt that the response of pundits on the BBC F1: Chequered Flag podcast and   
   >> other media was simply demonstrating pique at being robbed of a salacious   
   >> story.   
   >>   
   >> After today’s developments, however, when it was revealed that screenshots   
   >> of phone text conversations and pictures were sent to hundreds of F1 and   
   >> entertainment journalists, as well as leading members of F1, the FIA, and   
   >> the F1 teams, I have to wonder how long Horner can continue as team   
   >> principal.   
   >>   
   >> Is it possible, given the cut-throat nature of F1, that one or more of the   
   >> other teams has connived to disadvantage Red Bull?   
   >   
   > It's hard to think of a better way to destabilise a team.   
      
   A $100M fine is a pretty good disrupter.   
      
   Phil   
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