Sorry JJay, a little too "strange and unusual" for my tastes (see my avatar for that reference--if you don't get it, feel free to ask
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On a more serious note, that does show that money talks, even when you have an FIA president who has been extremely supportive of motorsports aside from F1. And Bernie, as CEO and co-owner of FOM, does have plenty of bucks to shuffle around when he wants to.