Automotive: egos + money + cars = conflict
There was a parallel incident in Champcar '06 (San Jose GP), where a bonehead move resulted in a damaged car (A. Tagliani). There is a public spat, TV/media covers it. The 2 parties usually have a private meeting to find a "resolution"..& everybody MOVES ON. Sometimes, the offending party pays for the damage.
In this situation, it seems to be escalating to ridiculous proportions. Spiraling out of control. It looks like amateur-hour ("Life is like High School..with MONEY"/David Letterman). To many, it seems very black & white (good guy & bad guy).
"Once you lost Credibility, YOU CAN NEVER GET IT BACK"
a customer issue, has now become a Company issue (
PR disaster). You really have to wonder about Command & Control over at TM.
Bottomline: TM needs to get Martin his car ASAP, & quit the theatrics