JUNE 8, 2001

Ah, yes a manufacturers' championship

EVERYONE in Montreal was talking about Adrian Newey.

EVERYONE in Montreal was talking about Adrian Newey. The lawyers are counting their minutes and doing complicated multiplication sums and everyone has missed the important point in all this: How in the world are the car manufacturers ever going to agree how to run their own World Championship when they are getting into heavy legal action over a mere designer?

The Newey saga has highlighted just what a silly idea the car manufacturer series is - and always was.

And, really, there is no more analysis needed...