there and the model that we are doing, and the WEC allows us to do that. They’re very keen for us to be in the championship. LMP2 is a series I know well and I’ve been in it a long time. We can buy a car and get the team up and running. From there we can start developing a LMP1 car for the future, and hopefully one day we can possibly see us back in Formula 1.”
Will we see any retro inspired liveries like your Dad used to run, or in the black and white we saw in the 1990s?
“Well, that’s a good question actually. In terms of what we’ll look like, we don’t really know yet. We want to obviously keep some history there, as we have the gold and green of Dad’s era, as well as the blue and white of Bernie and Nelson Piquet’s era. We don’t want to go back to that era, but what it is will be a part of the engagement, which we want to have with our community and followers. We want to show them what we are doing and how we are doing it, as well as giving them the chance to vote on what their favourite is.”
There’s been a lot of speculation about drivers that may be on board. Would you consider your son Sam as a possibility, or could we even see you behind the wheel if it came to it?
“Not sure, as there has been no real decision. At the end of the day, it is what works the best for the team. There’ll be a selection of drivers that we’ll put on a list, and then talk with the community about what they think. It’s like having a meeting with those involved.If I put my grandfather hat on, it’d be great to see Sam involved in the project, but I’ve got to treat it differently by putting my team principal hat on. I’d be asking myself: ‘Is this going to work for the team or not?’ It’s great if it is, but if it isn’t then that’s the way it goes.”
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