Going back to the posts on September 21st, my intention of getting Tim our for the season was poorly put into words, as I expected Tim would change his mind (to noone's suprise really), and I wanted to avoid.. well, this.
Except, when he told me he was going to finish, and after we looked back on the posts, it appeared that it can be also taken as not return him in that one race (rally Sweden), rather than the rest of this season.
I quote (page 32)
Tim said he wants to get out and agreed that I won't be adding him back in
Therefore, I was powerless against his will to return, considering even by his promise, he still opened up a possibility of rejoining for a race or two
I quote (page 29)
I might still do a race or two, don't count me entirely out just yet. All that was said was in the heat of the moment which always isn't that representative. Who knows.
Obviously, in the mental breakdowns after the Swedish rallies, he said he was going to quit for good, after the following post, and I quote (page 32)
Guess your words can't be trusted anymore
Tim, wanting to retain a good connection with Tobi, reacted and immidiately said he was retiring for good. I tried this same method, but it appears our connection is not as important to him as the one between him and Tobi. So I failed.. and he finished.
From a legal standpoint, I'm powerless. Disqualifying Tim would be treated as bias, and I don't want that. But, I have to agree with the lot, it's just not
right. As it stands, Tim will be classified as a race finisher, unless he decides to manually pull out, like in Sweden.