The entire Formula 1 community and fans worldwide were in agreement last week that Force India being saved from collapse was a good thing (at least in the short term).
With so many jobs at risk at the 'Pink Panther' team, which has built up a fanbase as an exciting underdog, not having it on the grid would have been a terrible blow for F1.
But the immediate relief that a takeover by Lawrence Stroll's consortium has been achieved does not mean all is now rosy in the F1 garden. A few alarm bells have begun ringing about the potential implications of where things could head with the team longer term.
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