Motorsport Businesses fear for their futures A poll by software company FreeAgent shows that a quarter of SMEs believe the economy has been damaged irreversibly by the pandemic. It was also shown that 64% of business, including motorsport businesses, are worried their businesses may not survive the next 12 months. The study found that while a fifth of SMEs believe there is a much greater chance of their business surviving now that Rishi Sunak is Prime Minister, the rate is just 7% among accountants. An earlier version of the survey in October saw 28% of accountants and small business owners, including motorsport businesses, say they believed economic pressures would ease within 3-5 years. This has now increased to 38% after the mini-Budget and election of Mr Sunak.