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I'm with Volvo. It would be disastrous to stack the force squad and destroy every other team.
The world knows the origin of this competition, it's vital that they avoid the impression that a rich sugar daddy has bought a bunch of teams specifically to lose to the force.
Since the WA fams are already committed, I reckon it'd be better for the force not to win in the first year. It'll seed confidence in the other teams and potential new markets that they actually gave a chance to win the prize, it will prove to fans that the level of competition is adequate snd it'll build a hunger in force fans to take the trophy in year 2.
Im not sure that third place would be healthy for the WA market, but a good, hard-fought finals series where the winner isn't assured is critical in my opinion