Fair enough. Clearly money did come into this but AFAIK Kimi also wanted to be free to go and do some WRC in the mid-year break. McLaren said no.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
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Fair enough. Clearly money did come into this but AFAIK Kimi also wanted to be free to go and do some WRC in the mid-year break. McLaren said no.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
As I have understood things , Kimi gets $17mill from Ferrari if he doesn't race . He still gets $10mill from them if he does land a drive elsewhere .
Therefore , he must secure $7mill to drive there or he loses money .
Mac offered $6mill , and if he turned a wheel , he'd lose $1mill .
If Merc offers more , he will consider it .
Have I got this right ?
Looks like it to me. He's in for the money and nothing more. :\Quote:
Originally Posted by Bagwan
To me , the question of whether I would not get in a car for a million bucks is easy . Drive a truck and collect .Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
For Kimi , it should also be easy , with the other $16million in pocket .
The trick is , though , he's already seen the top , and has other passions to fall back on , so , driving something else might not feel so bad .
IMO it's the Robertson guy too, he is in it for the money, and he probably gets a huge chunk of that million too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bagwan
My feeling too.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
You have no idea what kind of a deal McLaren offered or how the negotiations went. Issues for KR in that deal wereQuote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
1) How many rallies he can take part in
2) PR-days
3) Money
4) What Hamilton thought of the whole deal.
They obviously couldnt reach a conclusion satisfactory to both parties and
that is it.
Dont make it sound as simple as you think it was.
Because Button is a nobodyQuote:
Originally Posted by christophulus
Heidfeld might still get a seat in F1, dont count him out.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
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Originally Posted by christophulus
lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
I still have no idea why Button chose to switch to McLaren. Hamilton is going to beat him and then Button will probably bitch about being #2.
Kimi may not have gone for McLaren because of their strict terms, but as Kimi said, "It's not the end of the world."
But if Kimi wants a drive, he should have taken whatever deal was offered. McLaren wouldn't be that stingy, and a rally deal must have been negotiable in my opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
As for your swipe at Nick, I'll take that humorously otherwise I'll start being rude ;)
Well he did bitch for the last 10 years about one thing or another so its a fair bet.Quote:
Originally Posted by gloomyDAY