[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by deletraz

Yes, I've read it. The car was awful because of the timetable shift. The team folded because it had no sponsor money.

You can't have read this bit,

"But despite all this reference to wind tunnel work, the amazing thing was that the T97/30 never actually saw a wind tunnel - there was just not the time." ,

or this bit,

"In addition, there were gremlins with the gearbox, but the biggest problem lay with the aerodynamics. The car just could not generate enough mechanical or aerodynamic grip, and could therefore not get the tyres up to temperature. Amazingly, the drivers reported that the car had too much drag in a straight line, compromising their top speed, but the same package then in turn could not generate enough downforce going through the turns, thereby compromising cornering speed as well. The T97/30 was fundamentally flawed, and the lack of wind-tunnel time had made it even more of a joke.

That's why MasterCard pulled out because thanks to them the car was a complete lemon due to no wind tunnel testing.