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14th May 2008, 08:47 #11
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14th May 2008, 09:16 #12
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Yes it was.
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14th May 2008, 09:37 #13
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Originally Posted by SEATFreakUseful F1 Twitter thingy: http://goo.gl/6PO1u
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14th May 2008, 10:45 #14
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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
Say I needed another £40 to buy a really nice trendy shirt in Burtons, knowing I was short by £40 could I still get the shirt I wanted? Bear in mind that unlike say jeans, shirts don't tend to look a lot alike. Every shirt in the store is unique in it's colour and style. It is unlikely I would be able to find an identical shirt within my budget.Manufacturers Champs (06'), Teams Champs (07')
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14th May 2008, 11:14 #15
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14th May 2008, 11:44 #17
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Originally Posted by SEATFreak
Firstly and foremost, it is actually quite common for drivers (even teams) to start the season without all the money they will need to complete it.
Sponsors don't always pay the full amount of money in one go. It might be split into 2 or more payments over the season.
If the sponsor misses one or more of those payments, for whatever reason, then the team or driver are going to be short of funds.
In Allison's case, his sponsor had planned to pay further money but has since decided not too (or that they can't).
Secondly. Actually being out on track racing can help to convince other sponsors to put money into the project. I mean, as a simple example, which seems a safer bet to put your money in? Something that has got off the ground with other sponsors or something that hasn't?
Thirdly. The actual cost of a season is not fixed. Repair bills can use up funds faster than anticipated.
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14th May 2008, 13:05 #18
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You all explained it very well. Cheers.
So when you go racing with Team X Racing because sponsors don't pay the money they have to upfront as a lump sum before the season starts and on the recievership of an invoice telling them a payment is due, you do run a real risk of having a sponsor be unable, for whatever reason, to pay due money becase theirs no written and formal contract at pretty much any time during the season.
Which of course has an adverse affect on the team because, as tracsmart said, the team have to cover the costs which means ditching the driver and getting in someone who can pay on time. So although it ain't the drivers fault the sponsors couldn't cough up the reddies the driver is the one that pays the consequences. Which surely rebounds back on the sponsor. Who wan't to ask a sponsor to invest money in them when the sponsor has known in the past to not have paid on time and as a result caused the driver their sponsoring to lose his seat?
Does anyone think that is one reason why everyone wants a factory drive? Not just because, more so in the case of VXR, a greater chance of winning races, but because factory drivers are paid?Manufacturers Champs (06'), Teams Champs (07')
Well pressure builds cracks and this time Max got it wrong. To be fair between Max being clearly unhappy and Sergio being out in Q1, it's clear the RB was hard to get set up well for the track. ...
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