"Our driver policy was partly dictated by who was available because of other contracts"

John Surtees' quote recommends that the motorist policy of his team was partly identified by the chauffeurs who were available due to their existing agreements. This suggests that the group had to work with the drivers who were offered to them, instead of having the ability to choose from a larger swimming pool of drivers. This could be due to monetary constraints, or the team's failure to draw in more experienced drivers. It might also be because of the group's lack of credibility, meaning that motorists with more experience and better agreements were not ready to join the group. Ultimately, the team had to use the chauffeurs who were readily available to them, and this had an influence on their chauffeur policy.