While there is still a mathematical chance to win the series, surely the team should be telling the world, publicly at least, that they are still working on being competitive and defeating the enemy...
While its not a fantastic idea to need your competitor to fail to achieve your series winning ambitions, the game aint over yet... no fat lady singing, no cups handed out, no championships being settled.
How about a boringly honest appraisal?
That they have had some poor rounds, but that they are still in the fight, that the team has a test day coming up, that they have some new things to try, that the squad is going to regroup and put all its efforts, from the pilots of all 4 cars in the stable, behind getting #5 in the highest position in the championship, and in the race meetings that they can.
What with the 3rd DJR car showing up in Homebush, does FPR really think there will be *any* focus on them if they have given up, and have conceded?
Maybe I am missing something..