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Originally Posted by MoMedic9019
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Oh. You were serious?? Yeah, I think you should probably research a few things about the whole Michelin lawsuit and Gigliotti.
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Well aware of it. One is a brand protecting it's brand and not wanting to be associated with a team. The other was attempting to stop another team from racing them mid-race by threatening them. GM denied permission for the brand to be entered at Le Mans. Whether or not it had tyres doesn't matter at that point - the car wasn't allowed to race at Le Mans. GM are not the only company who have stopped people using their brand without permission - Rob Austin dropped his much loved Audi in BTCC for the same reason. Ferrari also strictly control who is allowed to run a GTE/GT3 car and what events they enter - hence the lack of Ferraris at the Ring. These are different to blackmailing a competitor during an event.
Oh, and using the same argument as posted here - that was a Corvette corporate decision, not Pratt and Miller.
