Re: Former BP employees working in the motor trade?

I think the gist of what was said was that 'the kind of people that during
the war would be at Bletchley Park breaking codes are now working for F1
teams working out their strategies'

Makes sense to me - these are very clever chaps.

Bill G

on 9/9/08 10:42, Robert Philpot wrote:

> A comment on last weeks Formula 1 grand prix interested me.
> 
> The commentator said that "former BP Code breakers" were being employed by
> Formula 1 teams to work out the various probabilities/ possibilities of race
> stratagies.
> 
> He went on to say that these people had been recruited from "City firms".
> 
> Can this be true? If so I'd guess they would read this list, but surely past
> retirement age!
> 
> Is it easy money? ;-)
> 
> Robert Philpot