From: madmax@maths.tcd.ie (Mark Taylor)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport
Subject: Re: Jordan-Yamaha
Date: 14 Apr 92 17:22:46 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Maths, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.



>>In article <1992Apr13.095906.19015@maths.tcd.ie>, madmax@maths.tcd.ie (Mark Taylor) writes:
> scolucci writes

>> Does anyone know what happened about Ford sueing Jordan? Last I heard
>> all sides were at an impasse.
>> 
> What?! You're kidding! The law suit was the other way around, surely?

No. Ford are suing Jordan for breach of contract.  Jordan signed
a two year deal for the HBV8, so Ford are looking for $2 million
compo. Eddie told them to f*ck off, so they  were to take it to 
court. Last time I heard the lawyers were pocketing as much fees
as they possibly could, with nothing really happening legally.


>Mercedes-Sauber could have said a lot about it at the time. For instance they
>might have explained how they willingly let one of their top drivers swan off
>and join a team run by one of their great rivals (remember, Walkinshaw had been
>managing the Jaguar World Sports Cars Series team) while he was still
>contracted to them, also why they saw fit to provide the Ford organisation with
>such an obvious advantage (also remember that Mercedes were making very little
>secret of their desire to reenter Formula One).

Actually as of this moment Mercedes have no intention of entering
Formula 1 (ie officially). They cite ecological reasons (ie they 
are funking Honda, they canot afford to be beaten by a Japanese firm)
But now that Renault are kicking ass they might chance it. As of now
Peter Sauber is entering a car next year, with an Ilmor, or
something like that. The idea is Sauber enters (loses) finds out
what's happening, and the Merc enter and win (if they feel they
can't win they won't, a la SWC at the end of the 80's). 
Walkinshaw, thats the guy let a Mazda win Le Mans, (what  kind of an 
eejit judges a race so wrong), was meant to blood Schumacher for
F1. And the Bennetton is better than the Jordan. Hence Schumacher
would have gained valuable competitive action, rather than like
Wendlinger, learning how to retire a broken car. I thought it
was quite clever, but it appears to have been too clever by half.
They botched the contracts and if they want him next year they 
will have to call the Sauber a Merc which they do not want to do.

>Indeed, I can still remember an exasperated Eddie Jordan during a TV interview
>asking rhetorically whether F1 respected contracts any more.

They don't. Ask Prost.

>Gee Mark, us Trinners bods are everywhere. On the day I post my first ever item
>in NEWS I get a FOLLOWUP from somebody only a few yards from my perch above in 
>Genetics and then I notice a poster from the EngSoc advertising a three-day trip
>to the Silverstone GP for 35 quid, all incl. (!). We *are* a fine University
>after all!!


Your the first Trinner I found in .sport,. How
DO you use Vax? What course are you doing? Did you go on that trip?
I saw the notice too late. The trip was actually to Eddies
complex which is located beside the circuit. if you wanted to see
the grand prix it would cost you c$170 ticket in.


Mark

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