Because they failed in getting sponsors and funding for their contracted driversQuote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
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Because they failed in getting sponsors and funding for their contracted driversQuote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
they weren't helped by BMW or the FIA - perhaps you would rather they just took the Stobart position and put in Matt Wilson; or one of the multiple others that ppl complain about for getting seats in official entries.........cause the options seem to be to have them in full time or run 1 car and have the potential for the talented driver to enter fewer events?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard
We all don't know what the agreements were.. Or someone must be their when Richards and BMW people got together to agree with eachother?
Francisco Name is running in Rally mexico with a MINI JWC WRC car. Does anybody know if that's run/prepared by Prodrive or by Motorsport Italia?
He's not starting..
Btw Campbell is already resigning from his position as teammanager..
they did not not have a sposnosor to begin with....Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard
and besides why is a privates bussines for developing cars job to find sponsors...
Because that what the contract that they, of their own free will, signed with BMW says was their job....Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
You know, standard business that happens the world over. With basically every motorsport team in the entire world.
their job was to find sponsors ??? i thought they were a motorsport company preparing cars for competition....Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
ususally when a manufacturer signs with a team they provide it with the money as well to run...
If Richards went trough with his F1 team he would have to search for sponsors there too..
You think McLaren get gifted all their money and sponsors from Mercedes Benz? What about WIlliams?Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Name a motorsport team that wouldn't have their own sponsorship team to help pay the bills? C'mon, just one.