Originally Posted by TimS
His explanation still seems odd. Why don't all the other teams have this same issue. They all don't have deep bottomless pockets either.
I would agree.

As mentioned, Schumacher refuses to race out of his own pocket even for his son.

I think it could have something to do with John being in his seventies. No telling what other heath issues he might have after all the fires and clutch dust he has been around over the years.

However even without any other health issues he is in a high risk COVID group.

However no reason to sideline the younger guns on his team.