the big assumption is that JV had any real knowledge of what he was doing other then signing whatever his 'tax person' told him to sign. not trying to defend JV and as someone who studied in Quebec, i didnt appreciate his comments about the student protests at all.
although i may be willing to accept that entire BAR exercise was an attempt to funnel/siphon/hide money anyways...or at least collect some sort of insurance cheque for every time JV binned his car!
mind blowing that 20 years later this team is now Mercedes and the most successful team over that same 20 year period!