LAST EDITED ON Apr-17-16 AT 02:03 AM (EDT)
 
Why no one will ever truly understand Formula 1, part 19482 in a series:

Last year, Red Bull (an F1 constructor that is also a soft drink company and otherwise does not make cars) got so fed up with their engine provider, Renault, that they announced midway through the season that they were going to drop them and find somebody else for this year.

They then failed to find anyone else for this year, on account of all the other engine providers in the sport declined to sell them any engines.

They bitched and whined and threatened to ​take their ball and go home leave the sport if one of the other suppliers wasn't compelled to do business with them. No soap. The sanctioning body was not impressed.

However, their management had made far too public a noise about never working with Renault again to be seen this year to be working with Renault again...

... so while they are, in fact, using engines manufactured by Renault, they first cross out "Renault" on the crates they come in and write in "Tag Heuer". Which is a company that makes expensive wristwatches. Not engines or indeed anything to do in any way with anything automotive.

And this evidently satisfies all parties concerned.

And that is reason 19482 why no one will ever truly understand Formula 1.

--G.
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