That's really not fair!

I mean HE is the winner of the DARPA GC, so why could they have denied the participation?

When he is a German citizen (at least his car is German I believe) and the money that helped his team winning is coming from Volkswagen: Where is the problem?

I wonder why the journalist did not ask the organiser or the Chief Judge about it?
Would have been a good opportunity to clear things up, wouldn't it?

--Michel