Prediction:
1. BYD will buy the Signatech Hypercar operations, intellectual properties, and the Viry factory. Then they'll race in WEC from next year.
2. BYD will submit an application as a works team when EoI is open next time.
3. BYD will join F1 as the 12th team after 2030.
@F1 This happens because Nico made a calculated move. If successful, he gets some point. If not, he wouldn't have scored anyways. Nico had nothing to lose. Poor Carlos getting hit left and right (literally)
Finally, some meaningful development in this story:
1. BYD is still considering, but sounds serious about joining F1.
2. There is skepticism about BYD's lack of racing pedigree.
3. BYD is not bothered by F1's apparent return to ICE.
4. BYD has no interest in FE.
Exclusive: I spoke with BYD's Stella Li today, following her meeting with Stefano Domenicali and Mohammed Ben Sulayem this weekend about potential BYD involvement in #F1. #MonacoGP
https://t.co/s5ozHOAqcD
@mtcuppers@formularacers_@SkySportsF1 They don't need FE to showcase their battery tech. BYD is already the top BEV company. They don't need FE's platform to do publicity.