Chilton for Marussia seat in 2013

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Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster

So basically they need all the money to pay for the F1 seat. No surprise really.

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I wouldn't be surprised if Chilton Sr is running the team.

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Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster

So basically they need all the money to pay for the F1 seat. No surprise really.

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Well said.

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Well, not much to add here to be honest. One thing that strikes to me though is that UK usually tends to field quality drivers in F1. I can't remember the last time we got a blatant pay-driver from the UK. Even perhaps the most underwhelming British F1 drivers of modern era - Wilson and Davidson - had a good CV and looked at least decent kind of drivers. Chilton, however, will hang onto his drive only as long as AON is motivated to pour tens of millions of £ into his career. Yes, he is far from being as bad as Ide or Yoong were, but don't see him accomplishing anything more than the likes of Friesacher, Bruni, di Grassi, etc.

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Originally Posted by jens

Well, not much to add here to be honest. One thing that strikes to me though is that UK usually tends to field quality drivers in F1. I can't remember the last time we got a blatant pay-driver from the UK. Even perhaps the most underwhelming British F1 drivers of modern era - Wilson and Davidson - had a good CV and looked at least decent kind of drivers. Chilton, however, will hang onto his drive only as long as AON is motivated to pour tens of millions of £ into his career. Yes, he is far from being as bad as Ide or Yoong were, but don't see him accomplishing anything more than the likes of Friesacher, Bruni, di Grassi, etc.

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Yes, a very good point.

I must say, I find the mentality of people like Chilton Sr rather interesting, in so far as they are willing to pour good money — in this case, not just his — after bad when it comes to the racing careers of their kids. Max Chilton is, we must surely be agreed, unlikely to amount to much in F1 unless he can truly transcend the performance of the Marussia. It's not impossible, but it's hardly likely either. Of the two Chilton brothers, Tom has always looked a better prospect in his chosen area of motorsport than Max has in his, and some would argue that's not saying an awful lot.

It is going to be tough for him.

There is two ways of looking at it. He could have only 1 season, because he cant prove anything if the Marussia is the slowest team in F1 by a distance. Also though if he outperforms his teammate he may be able to prove a point still in the slowest team by a distance.