David Rosenthal: commitment

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…He does centralize things, but it's not like Formula 1 becomes owned by all the teams equally. It's more like he says, okay, I'm going to start a company, and that company is going to go sign agreements with racetracks, and then you're all open to do business with me to figure out what it's going to be like for you to race at those racetracks. Yep, so the way he does this, he proposes to the other team owners, hey, obviously we need to centralize our negotiations, and I can tell that you guys don't want to do this, or you would've already done it. Why don't you just leave it to me? I'll take care of everything. You give me your rights for your team appearances, and I will go fight with these race promoters, many of whom are probably gangsters themselves, and I will get us the best collective deal. I'll tell you what, I will even take all the risk and guarantee to all of you other guys up front that you're going to get paid at least as much as you're making now. You must come to the races. That was the teeth. No more of this, like I might show up, I might not.…

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