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Old 14 Jun 2010, 08:04 (Ref:2711705)   #835
awrb
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awrb should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally Posted by JagtechOhio View Post
In Feb 2010 when the proposals were announced, the Euro was worth $1.39. Now it's $1.21, and expected to continue to devaluate.

If the IRL is mandating a fixed low cost that provides a relatively low profit margin, Lola just lost 15% on the profit of components they intended to produce domestically.

Is there a point where they might look at the bottom line and say "forget it"?
Lola is based in the UK though, and we use the pound, which isn't doing quite as badly.
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