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Originally Posted by Bob Danger
What the hell is datsun going supply to a formula 1 team? CVT transmissions? It would make pit stops interesting, they'd have to come up with some kind of quick release transmissions.
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Datsun isn't going to supply squat.
Renault owns a controlling share of Nissan. Nissan is the parent company of Infiniti. Renault puts Infiniti stickers on their F1 engines. People that don't know better buy Infiniti because they think they have something to do with F1. Renault makes more money.
It's basically a scam. Though, maybe in a few years if the economy gets better, Nissan/Infiniti might actually start up an engine program or something. They could use the engineering challenge to get some new ideas in their cars if they want to compete with Ford's renaissance.