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17th April 2014, 08:56 #11
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Whitout one of the best drivers the billion and billion effort from a team of for example Mercedes calibre is useless. A contract is binding and could be upheld in a court all over the world. Those team who not pay their drivers should not compete in F1.
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17th April 2014, 09:05 #12
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way to go Mia... say it as it is! There's definitely nothing wrong with F1 money wise... Just throw out the teams that are not rich enough to be in this perfectly balanced F1
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17th April 2014, 10:28 #13
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In principle, it's pretty irresponsible management to not pay the full amount (or a fair amount in other circumstances), in any industry. Regardless what the amount is. It would've been an amount agreed upon. I doubt a gun was drawn at their head
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17th April 2014, 13:07 #14
Not a good example. A couple of grannies on pension day could get the current Mercs onto the podium.
What you forget is that the days of needing one of the unique breed of driver who can drive above the cars ability are gone.
Any professional driver should be able to navigate through the current rulebook to extract the teams expectation of the cars fuel allowance. A heavy right foot is no longer required.
If a driver is performing above the ability of the car fuel allowance there will quickly be a call from the pits to back it off. These current cars are so dialed down it brings tears to the eyes.
The drivers want to go faster - they can't. The teams want to go faster - they can't. The fans want them to go faster - whoops, fans don't matter.
Ludicrous.
Contracts are contracts and lawyers drive them. Its just normal business. I would expect future driver salaries to be as much about the straightness of their teeth as their abilities behind the wheel.
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17th April 2014, 13:41 #15
It's a risk they choose to take, and which many pay for the privilege of taking...also they are insured for exactly that reason.
Actors are also overpaid IMO. I also have obligations in my line of work but do not earn millions for it.
As must many manual trades.
So by that logic a GT driver should earn more than F1?
Again this is the same as any trade.
Just because x driver is earning say £6 million a year does that make it okay that Y driver is earning £1million?Last edited by MrJan; 18th April 2014 at 12:17.
You're so beige, you probably think this signature is about someone else.
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18th April 2014, 00:50 #16
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We don't know the details of anyone's contract, but if drivers aren't being paid what the teams agreed to pay them, that's just plain wrong.
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20th April 2014, 06:06 #17
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I find your logic seriously flawed. I am currently working for a well known pizza store (you probably know which one it is) and do lots of driving at night (until 5am). In fact, I just got in an hour ago. I am working in an area where drivers are mugged quite often (again think of the night times). I had a bad night tonight where so many customers in awkward out of the way locations consistently wouldn't answer their doors or answer their phones, leaving the driver waiting for ages in a vulnerable position (I mean think about it). We have to drive in a way that's not slow either.
F1 is dangerous, especially with the driver's heads so exposed, but I'd say my daily job is more dangerous, realistically.
Sorry guys, but I'm a bit ticked as I had a bad night. I had to bring an incredible amount of orders back to the store tonight as I couldn't get hold of the customer. This is very time consuming (ok, sometimes it happens and can't be helped and that's fine, but it's the many who just seem to take the mick), leaving us standing out in the dark, often in back alleys etc for a long time, in the early hours of the morning, in an area known for muggings (several drivers have been mugged, and more than once). Also, my bosses are now suspicious of me, suspecting I'm up to something as this happened so many times tonight! What's more, I got given a fake £20 note by someone, which has come straight out my wages. My managers now seem to really think I'm commiting fraud/upto something - and they're not joking. Customers also tend to try to short change you, saying they don't have quite enough - even though if an order is £22.99 I have to give £22.99 t the store at the end of the night. If I'm short, it comes out of my wages - the shop gets their full amount one way or another, it's the driver who suffers.
People pleading poverty: I wouldn't mind being in a positon to order a pizza just once someday! (And I would tip the driver too, as they use their own car and phone, wear and tear is a killer!)
But enough of my self-pity, poor old Kimi Raikkonen!
(seriously I am grateful that I have a job, as that's better than I have been the last few years )Last edited by rjbetty; 20th April 2014 at 06:12.
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20th April 2014, 07:50 #18
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Hi rjbetty.
Sorry to hear you knackered.I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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