[Malcolm]

$300,000,000 so two guys can race 19 times a year? Yes some tech does come down the chain and the engineering is excellent. But the Ford GT40 was to sell cars. I din't see a link between F1 and car sales. For proof look how the new Ford GT was used to sell cars dragging up the old heritage.

And as for racing minis and cortinas, if you are prepared to include MAxda MX5 (Miata) in that then actually I have had more fun racing a Miata in USA than with my 40 on a track here in the UK. I have written a stupidly long article about that experience that will make it to the forum in due course.