Thread: GTE / GTLM 2018, on the way to a new GT1 era
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Old 2 Feb 2017, 02:07 (Ref:3708541)   #61
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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.
Err.... that lawsuit had nothing to do with LM. It was purely based upon LG trying to get Michelin tires in GT2 when their Corvette was already faster. It was super shady.....just as terrible as Ford with Risi at LM.
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