What is a pay driver?

[Slyboogy]

What is a pay driver?

A driver that pays for a seat....don't know why though, I prefer my own comfortable couch where I won't get a wedgie.

 

[The Artist.....]

Chandock beat Bruno when they were together but who's heard of Chandock's uncle? He resides in the reserve role of a newbie team and Bruno gets a race seat in an established midfield team.
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Don't misrepresent things again! Chandhock did not beat Bruno - in terms of qualifying, Bruno beat Chandhok 6-3, and since the car was so unreliable, it's impossible to make comparisons based on race-pace!

At worst (for Bruno), they were equal, at best, he beat him hands down!

 

[EvilWhippet]

Neh, Sunday is what counts and Bruno only finished ahead of him once. Even Bruno wearing a false moustache claiming to be an impartial observer wouldn't be galling enough to claim he beat Chandock hands down.

 

[no-FIAt-please]

Going off topic here... All that we know definitively is that Chandhok finished above Senna, we cannot conclusively say who is the better driver.

 

[EvilWhippet]

But we can see who gets a shot at the big time. The pay driver.

 

[LifeW12]

Someone whos quicker down the pit lane then they are on the track

 

[KekeTheKing]

Speaking of Pay Drivers, does anyone think that Gianni Lavaggi would have blitzed the field if he had found himself in a Williams for 95 or 96? Because in all honesty I'm pretty sure it was just the equipment that was holding him back.

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Now Slim Borgudd, THAT'S a quality pay driver!​

 

[McLarenDan]

This question is too easy... a pay driver is a driver who otherwise would not have a drive in his given team if he did not provide more sponsorship money than another more capable driver.

 

[FB]

Now Slim Borgudd, THAT'S a quality pay driver!​

Wasn't Slim the one who bought Abba as sponsors to ATS?

 

[FB]

Jarno steps into the "pay driver" argument. Strange that a driver who, from my perspective, hasn't had much commitment to F1 for years to be making such comments.

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/17706/7399017/Trulli-Pay-drivers-are-less-committed