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With the 'purchase' of Lotus held up and Red Bull (hat in hand) going back to Renault for a motor since Ferrari turned Red Bull down.

I have a thought on a possible outcome. If Red Bull pulls out of F1, there is a $500 million dollar penalty ($100 million per year until 2020).

Both Mercedes and Ferrari are scared of a Red Bull chassis with their power unit fighting against them.

The rumor of Audi buying, partnering or joint venture with Red Bull appears off due to diesel gate. Audi was going to use their sports car racing budget and Red Bull was going to contribute $80 million dollars........ mmmmmm same $80 million dollars Red Bull gets for showing up from F1 each year.

So maybe Renault will take Red Bull and Toro Rosso Racing off Dietrich Mateschitz's hands for a very low price. Red Bull could still advertise on the new teams' cars, but at a much more attractive cost. Renault would get two great teams for a very low price and could sell off Toro Rosso down the road to maybe pay for the whole deal!

Renault gets their historical payment, Bernie saves adding another team to the historical payment list. Bernie losses only one team (Lotus) instead of two (Red Bull / Toro Rosso). Renault get the one of the best teams in F1. Red Bull so far is 4th in the season.

So Renault would win, Bernie would win and the fans would win with Dietrich Mateschitz out of the sport!

And if someone would fund Lotus, Renault could sell them engines. Another source of of income for Renault.