Jackie Stewart

[driveace]

Just read that Jackie Stewart will not be going to the Monaco GP this year as his sponser (RBS) are not prepared to pay for his accomadation in a suite at his normal hotel.The cost of his stay was something like £46000,
Not dipping his hand in his own pocket ,then?

[Mark]

Well it's crazy for anyone to pay £46,000 for a hotel room! Anywhere!

Now we know what RBS had been doing with our money all these years.

[SportscarBruce]

If Stewart was an American Congressman he'll have noooo problem....

[Mark]

If Stewart was an American Congressman he'll have noooo problem....

Given the current climate in the UK regarding expense claims then a government owned bank spending £46,000 on a hotel room would have gone down like a ton of bricks!

[Hazell B]

To say I'm deeply cynical about it being 46k would be falling short.
It's probably one less nought

[BDunnell]

Another example of someone getting used to a certain kind of lifestyle and not accepting anything else, maybe?

[Soperfan]

am sick of all these people who HAVE money going through life freeloading at every opportunity. everything seems to be free for them!!

its not just their fault i guess if people are willing to shower them with gifts then alot of people will take it but it does bug me when most of us have to work and save for years and yet some people get stuff handed on a plate!

[Tazio]

Its things like this in F1 that really baffle me!
I'm trying to think of a suitable comparison in another sport.
Granted Monaco is an event with a duration of several days,
and JYS has issues with the ruling elite in F1. To me he is
(arguably) the greatest living F1 champion. I was in awe of him when he drove,
and I only had a passing interest in auto racing until very recently.
The fact That F1 doesn't at least make arrangements to trot the likes of him
and other past greats out and honor them at their marquee event is disheartening to me!

[J4MIE]

Only a few hours work for him, if that...

[markabilly]

work? oh yeah, work! try hangin sheetrock, picking up garbage for work...............

there are many who would pay much to get to do that gig for jks, even staying at the monaco hotel 6........