28/05/2026
‘I just need a simple contract’.
This was a request I had this week.
Translation: I don’t want to pay very much for the document to be prepared or I really don’t understand that contracts are not ‘simple’.
It’s also why I think a lot of people are using AI to prepare their own documents. They think it’s all ‘simple’.
Most clients dont think about what happens if it all goes wrong, including when someone tries to terminate the contract before it legally ends, when someone doesn’t want to pay, when someone doesn’t fulfil their obligations, when the obligations are unclear, when some terms of the contract are actually unenforceable and many other reasons that could signal problems ahead.
This is what I do. Whether it’s driver or teams agreements, sponsorship contracts or any other contract within the motorsport world, I make sure I understand the basis of the agreement and what is expected of both parties and what will happen if it goes wrong. It makes life so much easier if there are issues in the future.
With over 30 years of experience, I’ve pretty much seen it all and what happens if things do go wrong and the contract simply wasn’t well prepared or, even worse, there isn’t a contract in place!
Getting the contract right at the beginning is absolutely essential.
Contracts are very much not simple!
