The fact is that being a statesman is a great idea, but it’s very dangerous . . . there’s a horrible expression, which my wife hates when I mention it, but you could say about Formula One that ‘no good turn goes unpunished’. R Right! A You said your own approach is to develop relationships and build trust – but that only works internally. If you set yourself up to be the statesman and you don’t just do what’s ruthlessly in the interests of your team, you pay a price.
