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Thread: The Great Robbery
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30th December 2006, 22:56 #11
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I think the term Pay Driver is very difficult to define. Some drivers, although they do get paid, bring a helluva lot of sponsorship money to a team, or their salary is covered by the motor supplier.
Then, of course, a driver like SchM or Alonso could actually end up bringing more money to the team through various ways (like clothing and flag sales) than the team pays them.
But yeah! there are some drivers who get into a team ahead of more gifted drivers simply because they bring money and sponsorship to the team, without which a team like Williams nowadays simply could not survive.When in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout
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31st December 2006, 02:50 #12
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Originally Posted by MalllenSir! While I disagree with what you are saying, I will fight to the death your right to spell the words incorerctly and use heinous.. grammar yo !!!
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31st December 2006, 04:01 #13
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Originally Posted by Valve Bounce"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life." —Robert Heinlein
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31st December 2006, 09:00 #14
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Originally Posted by agwiii
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31st December 2006, 09:58 #15Originally Posted by BeansBeansBeans
That said, Michael needed the financial backing of Willi Weber to move from karting to cars. Without that, he wouldn't have been part of the Mercedes 'Junior' programme to begin with.
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31st December 2006, 15:56 #16
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Originally Posted by harsha
He had his chance over a number of years and is lucky to have another one now at Williams for 2007.Niente è vero, tutto è permesso
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31st December 2006, 17:49 #17
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Originally Posted by BeansBeansBeans"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life." —Robert Heinlein
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31st December 2006, 17:56 #18
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Originally Posted by agwiii
EJ always says that people credit him with discovering Schumacher, but that in reality he only gave him the drive because he had loads of Mercedes cash.
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31st December 2006, 18:00 #19
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Originally Posted by BeansBeansBeans
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31st December 2006, 20:28 #20
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