Matt Somers wrote:Firstly, have you read my article? I'm simply fleshing out the possibility, adding history to understand how it could happen. Secondly I've also gone on to debunk certain things in the comments section, simply because with time to think and do the necessary public information searches things don't stand up.
Furthermore, Noble/Motosport ran a piece yesterday which intimated, from an interview with Marchionne, that a similar arrangement could come to fruition with Ferrari.
I haven't said it is happening, rather, as usual I've sat on the fence and argued both sides. However, I'm not the only one who wrote about it the same day and was quoted in the Judges follow up article too..
I remember Joe Saward doing a similar article. Although I do feel the article from JT13 is pure garbage speculation (I'm sorry of that comes across as strong), yours and Joe's articles are actually good pieces. Joe's article started outright with "let's assume for a moment..." and then went on with explaining the obstacles and solutions to those explanations. It looked at the situation as a possibility.
Your article starts with a historic view on the events that led to today, first mentioning their KERS adventure, then the ES debacle in 2014, then the rushed upgrades in 2015 together with Renault rejecting Illien's work which led to the current situation. Your article then clearly went on to the second part with the not to be mistaken "what if...".
There's a difference between making claims and working from points of view. I never deemed it likely, I even describe it as nonsense, that Red Bull would really build their own engines for 2016. But it is great to evaluate the possibility none the less. I especially see time as an issue. Even with a full transfer of IP, Red Bull would still need to find suppliers in time who need to able to produce the parts in time for 2016. This would also delay production and development of both chassis and cooling since those would need to be changed towards the needs of Red Bull PU.
I also like to note there's a distinct difference between running unbranded PUs, and developing those unbranded PUs on your own.
This is also why it doesn't sit right by me that TJ13 used your article to justify a wild claim he made. He also outright tried to minimize Mario Illien's clear reply on the matter that he is not involved.