[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by Barreis

WRC is really sick dog when top drivers have to pay for drive. :D

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No all the winners from 2012 have a paid drive! (and some winners from 2011 and IRC and Sordo). All those who didn't are fighting over the scraps ;)

Yeah but 2 or 3 million for 13 long weekends?! :D

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Originally Posted by Mintexmemory

No all the winners from 2012 have a paid drive! (and some winners from 2011 and IRC and Sordo). All those who didn't are fighting over the scraps ;)

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Mads "won" Portugal. He dose not have a paid drive.

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Originally Posted by nr7wave

Mads "won" Portugal. He dose not have a paid drive.

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A paid drive is one where the driver is paid to drive
A paying drive is one where the driver pays the team - Now in all this Petter confusion I may have lost sight of the facts - If Mads isn't being paid to drive how much is he paying M-Sport (which is something I thought he was saying that he was not going to do this year)?

i really dont think that Mads is payed from Msport.I think that he has to pay to drive(sponsors).Just think that Jari and Mikko last year(with Ford backing) were payed some hundrets thousants only.
Malcolm is at wrc to earn.This is his main concern.Try to understant it.Said it plenty of times.
He dont care if he win championships.Just to be present at wrc to rent sell some 50 cars per year 500.000 each.
Tired to hear moaning about no budget.
Really is there anybody that believes that Qatar sponsored Msport for 2013 for ie 1or 2 millions when Nasser just for his entries must pay some 2-3 millions?

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Originally Posted by dimviii

i really dont think that Mads is payed from Msport.I think that he has to pay to drive(sponsors).Just think that Jari and Mikko last year(with Ford backing) were payed some hundrets thousants only.
Malcolm is at wrc to earn.This is his main concern.Try to understant it.Said it plenty of times.
He dont care if he win championships.Just to be present at wrc to rent sell some 50 cars per year 500.000 each.
Tired to hear moaning about no budget.
Really is there anybody that believes that Qatar sponsored Msport for 2013 for ie 1or 2 millions when Nasser just for his entries must pay some 2-3 millions?

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A lot of income doensn't automatically mean high profit.

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Originally Posted by Mintexmemory

A paid drive is one where the driver is paid to drive
A paying drive is one where the driver pays the team - Now in all this Petter confusion I may have lost sight of the facts - If Mads isn't being paid to drive how much is he paying M-Sport (which is something I thought he was saying that he was not going to do this year)?

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I think what "the Østbergs" said was that they where not prepered to pay up more from their own pockets (as in topping up Mads's sponsor budget with "hard earned and taxed real money").

Whats in the deal only Wilson and Østberg knows (Morten Østberg that is).. Could be something like "you drive for free but bring sponsors for 1 mill euro to pay for hospitality, vages and travel, by doing so you also get an 10% discount on parts to the Adapta team"

mads have open spaces for his own sponsors on the car, so he hardly get any salary. but i dont think he pays to drive eighter, qatar does that.

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Originally Posted by EightGear

A lot of income doensn't automatically mean high profit.

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yes if the goods you sell-rent are with some 5-10% profit.