Shanghai F1
04-14-2013, 07:20 PM
#2
Le Mans Master
Yep, it was a good one. A bunch of different story lines. Something for everyone.
04-15-2013, 07:52 AM
#8
Le Mans Master
Dunno, Christian Horner said the mechanic told him the wheel nut was torqued down, but sure didn't see much evidence on the photo of the spindle or wheel as MW ground to a halt.
More interesting to me was how much the Driver's championship gets paid by F1: ZERO?????
In any case, a fairly interesting race, glad to see Hamilton hold off Vettel that last lap.
Have a good one,
Mike
More interesting to me was how much the Driver's championship gets paid by F1: ZERO?????
In any case, a fairly interesting race, glad to see Hamilton hold off Vettel that last lap.
Have a good one,
Mike
04-15-2013, 08:44 AM
#9
Racer
Dunno, Christian Horner said the mechanic told him the wheel nut was torqued down, but sure didn't see much evidence on the photo of the spindle or wheel as MW ground to a halt.
More interesting to me was how much the Driver's championship gets paid by F1: ZERO?????
In any case, a fairly interesting race, glad to see Hamilton hold off Vettel that last lap.
Have a good one,
Mike
More interesting to me was how much the Driver's championship gets paid by F1: ZERO?????
In any case, a fairly interesting race, glad to see Hamilton hold off Vettel that last lap.
Have a good one,
Mike
On the driver's championship: I'm pretty sure its always been that way.
Anyway, if these kinds of races keep coming its going to be one heck of a season.
Last edited by hklvette; 04-15-2013 at 08:53 AM.
04-15-2013, 01:43 PM
#11
Safety Car
The top drivers do get paid pretty well (!) And don't forget all their world-wide product endorsement deals that can more than double their annual take. Remember those men's care product TV commercials with Kimi Raikkonen during the Austin GP coverage? Outside of the U.S. that's quite common. And their contracts often/usually contain performance bonuses - win a race, get an extra $XXX. Or get an extra $XXX for every point you score...
Z//
04-16-2013, 08:10 AM
#12
Safety Car
Just one more indication that the true reality is that F1 is about the constructors and the Constructor's Championship. All along the driver's have been just another employee - a "necessary evil" in a world dominated by engineering and technology. All of those famous F1 tech developments over the years like ground effects, the monocoque chassis, carbon fiber tubs and components, pneumatic valve trains, etc., etc., came about not because the inventors wanted a particular driver to win - they wanted their cars (and/or engines) to win! Remember that Ferarri (and Colin Chapman/Team Lotus) started building and selling road cars in order to finance the racing team.
The top drivers do get paid pretty well (!) And don't forget all their world-wide product endorsement deals that can more than double their annual take. Remember those men's care product TV commercials with Kimi Raikkonen during the Austin GP coverage? Outside of the U.S. that's quite common. And their contracts often/usually contain performance bonuses - win a race, get an extra $XXX. Or get an extra $XXX for every point you score...
Z//
The top drivers do get paid pretty well (!) And don't forget all their world-wide product endorsement deals that can more than double their annual take. Remember those men's care product TV commercials with Kimi Raikkonen during the Austin GP coverage? Outside of the U.S. that's quite common. And their contracts often/usually contain performance bonuses - win a race, get an extra $XXX. Or get an extra $XXX for every point you score...
Z//
Most teams give their drivers a bonus based on how they finish in the drivers championship as well...but in the end it is ALL about the car.