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When manufacturers involved in Formula 1 hit trouble back at base, and costs have to be cut, it is all too easy to conclude that a grand prix programme is the easiest thing to axe.
After all, bankrolling an F1 team can be a hugely expensive exercise - costing tens of millions of pounds a year, with no guarantee of any silverware.
Over the years, many car makers have used outside financial pressures to justify pulling the plug on an F1 team (more recently, the global financial crash of 2008/2009 prompted BMW, Honda and Toyota to leave), but the reality is that it is often those who aren't winning that walk away.
