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If however the contract calls for freedom by the landlord to modify the rules of the lease at any time without affecting the validity of the lease then the tenant has never had any legal experience, has been scammed, and must follow established rules for breaking the lease.
Ferrari, Scuderia Toro Rosso, and Red Bull most certainly have employed an army of lawyer to scrupulously review the contract to benefit their future, and find loopholes that can in the future be maximized to their benefit.
The key question thus arises; what are the details of the contracts signed by the three teams? Do they allow the FIA free reign as long as their hides are protected? While Ferrari, as a result of beign the first to sign, was given greater income than other teams, it is naive to assume that the Scuderia would agree to such an option.
Moreover STR and Red Bull, not being given special privileges undoubtedly agreed to the contract of future co-operation based on rules established at that time, not on those changed a million times since.
It would be almost helpful to the situation if the actual contracts signed were presented not in the words of each party, but rather in its original form so that the public would be aware of what indeed was signed. Until that contract remains in its “safe” the public can rely on he said type information.
At this time a solution is needed and quickly so that the sport can continue being a sport and fans view of F1 is not tarnished further.
The simple solution to the problem would perhaps be to allow the teams to start their own series and let the season run its course. This solution will never work, because there is too much money at stake and too many egos as well.
At the beginning of the season we saw Ron Dennis abandon his already limited number of duties at McLaren, and leave his post at F1. Mr. Dennis walks away with much pride, respect, and a head held up high knowing that he leaves his team which will continue to achieve further greatness after his departure and perhaps because of it as well.
Ron’s departure came at a time when McLaren were facing yet another situation where their credibility was being questioned and the team faced a threat of an impending fine or exclusion.
Any negotiator will tell you that a gesture of goodwill is key in high pressure situations. Ron Dennis’ departure not only served to guarantee a new era of cooperation between team McLaren, but also as a gesture of goodwill; one can almost imagine the FIA saying, “if Mr. Dennis does leave we will abandon any further inquiries, and he does leave on good terms rather than shamed yet again.”
When the current row between the FIA and the FOTA is examined the best outcome is that Max preserves his pride, his name, and bid an early goodbye.
Max Mosley has done great things for the sport over the decades; it would be a shame to remember Mr. Mosley as the destroyer of a racing tradition 60 years old, instead of the co-architect of the most successful business and motorsport co-venture.
Spock once said that “logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” Perhaps it is time for Max to re-examine the timeless classic, “the Wrath of Khan.”
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