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29th December 2006, 08:40 #1
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The Great Robbery
Now how many racers do you know that should have gotten a ride and didn't
because of lack of sponsorship?. I managed probably had the fastest US driver at one time and his seat was bought out by Provomi Veal for Ari Luyendyke. So how many guys are in F1 because of bucks VS raw talent.
What if in F1 the pinnacle you could't but a drive ?Obama to Biden - "Let the Welfare checks rain upon the Earth - I am going to a barbecue"
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29th December 2006, 10:37 #2
Didn't Bourdais lose out to Monteiro in the '05 Jordan seat because Monteiro brought more dough?
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29th December 2006, 16:25 #3
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No he wasn't even considered Trevor Carlin just called Monteiro and Karthikeyen, two drivers who had driven for him either the previous year or in the past, and told them if they could get the sponsors they would have a drive in F1. Carlin already had a partnership with Portuguese sponsors in the World Series, F3 and Formula BMW so that was taken care of while Karthikeyen was always going to be able to find sponsors in India.
Extremely impressed with the first 43 laps of Bourdais' race
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30th December 2006, 02:21 #4
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does not getting a drive in a decent car count ,then i pick Alex Wurz,unless you count the one shot he had in 2005..........
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Look How Bad you Are :cheese:
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30th December 2006, 04:41 #5
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Well..Wurz din't have a race winning car, but if you say decent, I'd say Benetton was a decent car.
"When the situation arises you stay where you are or go for it. I prefer the latter" - JPM
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30th December 2006, 10:14 #6
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Originally Posted by fousto"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life." —Robert Heinlein
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30th December 2006, 10:14 #7
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Sorry fousto, but I have to agree with you that is the sad state of affairs in F1 right now. Pay drivers, or drivers who can bring a lot of sponsorship cash make up a huge part of F1. Williams used to hire champions and champions in the making; now it's all about cash. Sad, I know!!
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30th December 2006, 18:44 #8
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Originally Posted by Valve Bounce"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life." —Robert Heinlein
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30th December 2006, 22:19 #9
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So few people get a chance to try motorsport, due to the costs involved.
It's highly likely that the most naturally talented racing driver in the world has never even sat in a racing car.
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30th December 2006, 22:20 #10
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