The trade was viewed as a good acquisition for both teams, as Pryce was considered a driver of the same ability as Peterson, but would cost Lotus less, while Peterson could attract sponsorship to the relatively new Shadow team.
O cambio era visto como unha boa adquisición para os dous equipos, Pryce era considerado un piloto da mesma capacidade que Peterson, pero custaría menos a Lotus, mentres que Peterson podería atraer patrocinios ao relativamente novo equipo Shadow.