Anyone else surprised at the short gardening leave? Him starting in March changes things. I thought he would be out at least until September of 2025,which would hurt his participation in the 2026 design. If, however, he does start in March, he can absolutely be a major part of the redesign and that changes the calculations for who might be a force in 2026.
That is my fear too. Especially because that is what usually happens, especially with such a complete revolution of the regulations.
It will be a pity, just as this set of regs is becoming super competitive…