[andy_m]

Gerard Lopez made a good point in the team principal's press conference - he could run a gp2 car for a season for €4 and only be 5 or 6 seconds behind Mercedes' €300+ championship winner. It's hard to argue that a 5 or 6 second advantage for more than €296 represents good value for money, or even that it couldn't be achieved for a lot less.

Of course the point he misses is that as a marketing exercise, €300 for a world-wide car manufacturer to associate themselves heavily with the champions of the pinnacle of motorsport is a drop in the ocean.