2012 Random F1 Discussion

a7b7u · PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:47 pm

Indeed a pity, especially for Rosberg and Raikkoenen, but at least the FIA corrected this mess for the rest of the season.

Red Bull's PR work is also quite amusing. At first Helmut Marko states in every mic that the floor is legal. Then they get this verdict by the FIA. Now he tells a German website that they do not have to change the car for Canada because they wanted to use a different aero-configuration without holes in the floor anyway.

Ferrari · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:28 am

2012 Driver Salaries Revealed

Quote:

1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari €30m
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes €16m
= Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes €16m
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing €10m
= Mark Webber Red Bull Racing €10m
= Felipe Massa Ferrari €10m
= Nico Rosberg Mercedes €10m
8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes €8m
9. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus F1 Team €5m
10. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham F1 Team €4m
11. Timo Glock Marussia F1 Team €3m
12. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber €1m
= Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 Team €1m
14. Nico Hulkenberg Force India F1 €500,000
= Sergio Perez Sauber €500,000
= Vitaly Petrov Caterham F1 Team €500,000
= Pedro de la Rosa HRT €500,000
18. Pastor Maldonado Williams €400,000
= Daniel Ricciardo Scuderia Toro Rosso €400,000
= Jean-Eric Vergne Scuderia Toro Rosso €400,000
21. Bruno Senna Williams €250,000
= Narain Karthikeyan HRT €250,000
23. Paul di Resta Force India F1 €200,000
24. Charles Pic Marussia €150,000

http://www.crash.net/f1/news/180405/1/f ... _most.html

I'm a bit surprised that Kovalainen and Glock are earning seven figure salaries given performance of their teams.

kals · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:52 am

I read that last week. Williams certainly have the best value for money across all the grid.

Fermani2 · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:38 pm

Lol at Narain earning more then Di Resta

Tobias · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:12 pm

wait what, pay-drivers actually get a salary? :s

kals · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:41 pm

Probably a retainer from the team as part of bringing the sponsors.

Ospi · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:48 pm

Sports stars really are overpaid, I mean 10mill?? That's pocket money compared to some in other sports.

F1Peter · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:38 pm

Lol I would think Vettel would be getting paid a little more than Webber after what happened last year...

Tobias · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:24 pm

Quote:

=4. Felipe Massa Ferrari €10m

for putting a legendary car off the road time and again? dear me ... Enzo Ferrari wouldn't even allow him to drive a Ferrari if he (Massa) paid €10m

phil1993 · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:24 pm

Red Bull drivers get massive bonuses though. Something like a million a win apparently.

Cartman · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:44 pm

Virtual laps around COTA, courtesy of F1 2012.

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:02 pm

If someone loses it in the first right hander of the esses he starts taking at 0:36, it's a huge head-on crash in the barriers guaranteed.

Apart from that, some good sequences of corners and the lap looks long (1:45!) but nothing hair-raising. It's a modern track after all.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:04 pm

coldtyre wrote:

If someone loses it in the first right hander of the esses he starts taking at 0:36, it's a huge head-on crash in the barriers guaranteed.

I doubt it. It'll be like Maggotts/Becketts/Chapel at Silverstone.

ryan86 · PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:56 pm

I think it's also worth remembering they are different types of pay-drivers so to speak.

They are of course the wealthy titled, a dying breed, who use the family silver to fund get a drive and are probably paid nothing. But the current F1 drivers, the money is not theirs, they are in nearly all cases talented drivers who hae sponsors willing to back them. And so the conversation I imagine would be along the lines of I've got companies X, Y and Z willing to sponsor you £25, but in return I want paid £1.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:18 am

That corner at 0:51 was originially a fast left sweep, but they tightened it up for some reason.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:30 am

Nothing inspires me about the COTA yet, (except maybe that turn 1 looks like a Mirrored A1 Ring turn 1 with the gradient I guess..) but I'm going to have to wait until we see this thing in operation before I get all "OMG TILKE TRACKS SUXORSSS!" etc

Cheeveer · PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:54 am

At least it's not in some desert with uninterested population and surrounded by fat, rich oil moguls!

Gabriel · PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:38 am

It's Texas, so maybe yes on the fat, rich oil moguls?

kals · PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:43 am

Lol that departed in the 80's along with JR Ewing...

Gabriel · PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:45 am

But, but, but.. JR is back!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723760/

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