Non 2014 United States Grand Prix Practice, Qualifying & Race Discussion

[gethinceri]

No Westy.....and those that have some doubt whether or not that they will continue to follow the sport, are full of shit.....they will...
...

A bit nasty.

EDIT: in fact, downright fucking rude. I expect better, shame on you Lewywo4.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Dan Ric on £1 Million and Seb on £29.4million.

What's that old saying..'You get what you pay for'

Oh wait.

 

[siffert_fan]

Jen,

A better question is why is Maldonado paid so much? Do they deduct the money to reconstruct his crashed cars from his pay checks?

 

[Jen]

Probably not. As a pay driver his sponsors are responsible!!

 

[Greenlantern101]

Maybe it's time for wildcard entries at certain events?

What like John Prescot on a Vespa Scooter type of wild card? Sounds good.

 

[teabagyokel]

Greenlantern101 - Well he can't do worse than Ford did with their Two Jags.

 

[cider_and_toast]

Kimi's agent must be worth a few quid.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Based on performance alone for this year, you have to say Kimi and Seb's pay packets are exceptionally wide of the mark.

 

[Incubus]

Drivers' pay is agreed on at the signing of a contract, not as the season goes along!

 

[Bill Boddy]

Much of the money quoted is actually paid by the sponsors not the team. I do feel though that Ferrari would be better off halving their driver salaries bill and spending it on top quality designers.

I thought that Vettel was reputedly on a lower salary than the other top drivers.

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

I seem to recall Vettel and Webber in previous years were on performance-related pay. Is this still the case for him and Ricciardo?

 

[soccerman17]

Well if the 1 mil for Ricciardo versus 29 mil for Vettel numbers are correct then no they are not on performance-related pay.

 

[sushifiesta]

Unless they're based on last season's performance.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Well if Red bulls pay is based on how you performed from the previous season, that will be why Seb has left.

 

[chris1981]

Nah, Redbull don't base things like that. Webber wouldn't have lasted!

 

[ramilas1]

Don't worry more will be talked about this years 'merican race nearer the time, or is it race of 'merica I forget..

Wrong, still more posts on here than on the race article.

I'm only half heartedly watching it at the moment....

Just keeping ‘one eye’ on it myself.

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

I don't know if RBR still persist with a larger bonus-related pay scheme but here's something from a few years ago:
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2010/08/how-much-does-an-f1-driver-earn/

As a rule, F1 drivers’ income is 70% retainer and 30% bonus, based on podiums, wins and championship position. Apparently Red Bull is the exception with 40% retainer and 60% bonus, which might partly explain why the driver who doesn’t win looks pretty down!

 

[Bill Boddy]

It could also explain why Vettel defies team orders.

 

[FB]

It would make sense for more teams to follow this route, might stop some (who shan't be named but Kimi Raikkonen you know who you are) from trundling round picking up a big pay cheque.

 

[siffert_fan]

FB
I bet if Kimi were in this year's Merc, he would probably be leading the championship.

If pay is based on past performance, then Kimi, Hamilton and Button should be making one-quarter of what Vettel makes, and FA should be making half of Seb's pay packet.