2015 Random F1 Discussion Thread

Ian-S · PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:39 pm

Fish88 wrote:

You would have thought someone like Kaltenborn, with a law degree, would have made better decisions on these kind of matters.

My experience of people with law degrees is they are often among the worst for thinking the law doesn't apply to them.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 3:47 pm

Ian-S wrote:

Fish88 wrote:

You would have thought someone like Kaltenborn, with a law degree, would have made better decisions on these kind of matters.

My experience of people with law degrees is they are often among the worst for thinking the law doesn't apply to them.

I think you mean to say that they are immensely intelligent, but they have a total lack of common sense.

Tobias · PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 3:51 pm

seems about right, lol.

Ian-S · PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 3:57 pm

kals wrote:

Ian-S wrote:

Fish88 wrote:

You would have thought someone like Kaltenborn, with a law degree, would have made better decisions on these kind of matters.

My experience of people with law degrees is they are often among the worst for thinking the law doesn't apply to them.

I think you mean to say that they are immensely intelligent, but they have a total lack of common sense.

That too, although I'd disagree with that observation about the present one I'm dealing with, he was quiet literally stupid enough to put in writing 'that legislation does not apply to me', I can't wait to see the Judge's face when he reads that, so highly intelligent, I think not, highly arrogant more like it.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 4:01 pm

they are just too busy trying to get money from their clients

I guess Monisha is doing that to the sponsors of Nasr and Ericsson

WilliamsF1 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 4:21 pm

What would it cost Sauber to pay him out? Does anyone know the agreed figure of his contract? I was thinking if it's somewhat large, would running a third car this year for Sauber be cheaper?

micha · PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 4:32 pm

WilliamsF1 wrote:

What would it cost Sauber to pay him out? Does anyone know the agreed figure of his contract? I was thinking if it's somewhat large, would running a third car this year for Sauber be cheaper?

The big rich teams don't even want to run a 3th car because of the costs. Doubt Sauber has the cash. Let alone the rights to do so.

I'm hearing his sponsors paid around 10-15 million.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 6:21 pm

Is that 10-15 million for 2014 alone or across 2014 and 2015 on the basis 2015 would include a full time race seat?

micha · PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:28 pm

kals wrote:

Is that 10-15 million for 2014 alone or across 2014 and 2015 on the basis 2015 would include a full time race seat?

From my understanding 2014 and 2015 including a raceseat for 2015.

Kaltenborn really should have included a few opt-out clauses in her contracts.

Fish88 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 10:30 pm

I assume Nasr alone pays 20 million+ for just 1 year.

amq55 · PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 12:42 am

Manor annouce Merhi alongside Stevens.

And Jordan King as Development Driver.

StefMeister · PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:30 am

amq55 wrote:

Manor annouce Merhi alongside Stevens.

Only confirmed for the 'Opening rounds' for now.

WilliamsF1 · PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:38 am

StefMeister wrote:

amq55 wrote:

Manor annouce Merhi alongside Stevens.

Only confirmed for the 'Opening rounds' for now.

I would guess the first 4 rounds? He does World series by Renault & that starts the 26th April, & Round 4 of the F1 takes place on the 19th of April, so it looks like someone else could get the seat at the beginning of the European part of the season....

micha · PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:12 am

Fish88 wrote:

I assume Nasr alone pays 20 million+ for just 1 year.

Well. Should have included a clause then right?

Shaddix · PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:06 am

Even with a clause it's a fishy practice. "Hey, if you pay 15 mil, you will be able to race for us for one year". "Oh never mind, you can't race, thanx for that money!".

micha · PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:31 am

Shaddix wrote:

Even with a clause it's a fishy practice. "Hey, if you pay 15 mil, you will be able to race for us for one year". "Oh never mind, you can't race, thanx for that money!".

a proper contract would say that vdGarde pays x amount for testing in 2014 and y amount for racing in 2015 but the team has the option to go for a higher paying driver but vdGarde has a few weeks to better that offer.

Ian-S · PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:25 pm

But when the team exercises that option vdg is absolved from paying his commitment, I haven't followed the case at all but from what I gather the oppersite happened, or he paid for y up front and didn't get the money back.

Maybe Sauber shouldn't try and stitch people up, you start to get a reputation after a while for doing that and no amount of niceness makes up for it.

Bleu · PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:52 pm

Another piece of trivia in Sporcle.com by me. This time about drivers participating in free practice session but not the race itself.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Bleu/f1-friday-drivers

Ellu · PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:02 pm

Van Der Garde case will be live broadcasted in 1hr:

http://scv2.webcentral.com.au/sentences/live-sentence-lv22c1/index3.html?

kals · PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:17 pm

lol so now it's a soap opera. What next? A Kardashian will walk into court with him?

Bleu wrote:

Another piece of trivia in Sporcle.com by me. This time about drivers participating in free practice session but not the race itself.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Bleu/f1-friday-drivers

Nice quiz

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