http://www.ferrari.c...-old-story.aspx
Gotta love Ferrari, putting shitty journalist in their place.
The Horse Whisperer attacks again
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 18:35
They should hire Kurt Busch.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 18:40
Aww man... I'm afraid Forbes will look at that later this year and make Ferrari look like... nevermind! :/
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 18:52
Surprised that they haven't said anything about the Seb rumours.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 18:54
http://www.ferrari.c...-old-story.aspx
Gotta love Ferrari, putting shitty journalist in their place.
Note sure Ferrari come out on top looks like an 8 year old girl playing on her dad's laptop. The article regarding driver salaries has as much merit as it requires, Ferrari can't deny articles just because they don't like the content. Don't worry i have a sense of humour but this isn't particularly funny.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 18:56
Comes across as whiny more than it does witty, but I generally agree with the sentiment of it nonetheless.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 18:59
Well Ferrari release the numbers then. Otherwise that rant is childish.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 19:43
Well that was a waste of a read, you could of told us it was just about the PR intern at Ferrari telling us the unreliable estimations of salaries were unreliable estimations.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 19:57
http://www.ferrari.c...-old-story.aspx
Gotta love Ferrari, putting shitty journalist in their place.
Well, more than an attack is a defense move. With Ferrari potentially looking to replace Massa, every driver and his agent will have Alonso's salary publication under their arm for negotiations.
If Alonso makes 15M, then many drivers will be offended if Ferrari offers them 15M to take Massa's seat. So, I can see Ferrari being upset at these made-up numbers.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 20:17
Yeah but Alonso is Alonso. The only guy that can command his money is Vettel or Hamilton. Everyone else will have to take Massa's money or go somewhere else.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 20:24
Alonso is paid by Santander.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 20:51
I'm trying to work out if that article is lobbyism or journalism.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 21:03
The least the horse whisperer could do, is enlighten us who is spending more than Ferrari.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 21:08
for all I know Ferrari could be paying him €1 and Santander €29 999 999 and the Horse Whisperer would still have typed this silly article.
Edited by Slowinfastout, 05 June 2012 - 21:10.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 21:11
Got to love the Horse Whisperer 
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 21:26
I'm trying to work out if that article is lobbyism or journalism.
Can we have the slow clapping gif on this forum?
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 21:29
The least the horse whisperer could do, is enlighten us who is spending more than Ferrari.
Red Bull.
I think it's a good piece for Ferrari to put out. There are constant rumors & lies about different drivers coming to Ferrari, this and that. There's nothing wrong with them speaking out on it. McLaren did it regarding Hamilton rumors and nobody was in an uproar about it. Why is it a problem when Ferrari speaks out against the negativity and lies?
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 21:38
Perhaps because when McLaren does it, they don't come across as condescending.McLaren did it regarding Hamilton rumors and nobody was in an uproar about it. Why is it a problem when Ferrari speaks out against the negativity and lies?
Also, to clarify, when I said above that I agreed with the general sentiment of the article, I was referring in particular to the part about the media as a whole collectively quoting itself as a verification for its work--unfortunately this point (and an accurate one at that, in my opinion) lost much of its impact with the childish tone of the piece. If this is supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek representation of Ferrari's stance on things, then it gives the company a very immature image, I think.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 21:40
Red Bull.
I think it's a good piece for Ferrari to put out. There are constant rumors & lies about different drivers coming to Ferrari, this and that. There's nothing wrong with them speaking out on it. McLaren did it regarding Hamilton rumors and nobody was in an uproar about it. Why is it a problem when Ferrari speaks out against the negativity and lies?
Red Bull? They always pride themselves they have a much smaller budget than others? And not just the blabber mouth of Horner, but Newey said it several times too, how much joy he gets of beating bigger teams with a smaller budget.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 21:43
Is it Luca himself who writes those articles? Can't imagine they'd get put up there without his permission.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 21:46
I thought the whole idea of the Horse Whisperer was to be slightly humorous 'setting the record straight' banter.. this piece really has the wrong tone (someone pissed in his cornflakes?) and it's not even clearly setting the record straight, so it's a fail.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 21:49
Red Bull? They always pride themselves they have a much smaller budget than others? And not just the blabber mouth of Horner, but Newey said it several times too, how much joy he gets of beating bigger teams with a smaller budget.
Red Bull are rumoured to have even broken the FOTA RRA (before ditching FOTA altogether).. I think they are one of the biggest spender now, if not the biggest.
Edited by Slowinfastout, 05 June 2012 - 21:49.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 21:53
Red Bull are rumoured to have even broken the FOTA RRA (before ditching FOTA altogether).. I think they are one of the biggest spender now, if not the biggest.
Mercedes?
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 22:03
Is it Luca himself who writes those articles? Can't imagine they'd get put up there without his permission.
I'm pretty sure it is. It's funnier that way so I'd pretend it was even if it isn't.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 22:15
Is it Luca himself who writes those articles? Can't imagine they'd get put up there without his permission.
It is one of the press officers. I know someone who works for Force India who used to work for Renault. He was the annonymous RPPF1 (or whatever it was called back then). It is not LdM. It is probably Luca Colajanni. It ties in with his wit on Twitter.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 23:27
Does Dany Bahar still have a login username for Ferrari's website? Because the Horse Whisperer and some of Lotus' recent press releases have a very similar tone to them...
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 23:33
I thought the whole idea of the Horse Whisperer was to be slightly humorous 'setting the record straight' banter.. this piece really has the wrong tone (someone pissed in his cornflakes?) and it's not even clearly setting the record straight, so it's a fail.
They are setting the record straight by flat out denying they pay Alonso that much. Obviously, they are not going to tell you exactly how much they pay Alonso. That will be quite stupid.
By the angry comments in here, it seems it is not Ferrari's cornflakes the ones getting pissed at.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 23:35
Yes I believe it's:Does Dany Bahar still have a login username for Ferrari's website? Because the Horse Whisperer and some of Lotus' recent press releases have a very similar tone to them...
CoffeeMugsandThemeParks@ferrari.com
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 23:39
Yes I believe it's:
CoffeeMugsandThemeParks@ferrari.com
I heard his one at Red Bull was unnecessaryracingteams@redbull.at
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 23:46
I heard his one at Red Bull was unnecessaryracingteams@redbull.at
Alas I would provide his Lotus one but it keeps coming up as "name not found".
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 01:50
Red Bull? They always pride themselves they have a much smaller budget than others? And not just the blabber mouth of Horner, but Newey said it several times too, how much joy he gets of beating bigger teams with a smaller budget.
wouldn't like to know what they consider as big budget is then.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 01:50
i think you got things all mixed up,Mercedes spending is actually very cheap compared to the big three.Mercedes?
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 02:09
They still have money though, that Petronas check is one of the biggest.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 02:27
That was as fun as always.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 05:15
Red Bull probably pay Newey more than their entire claimed budget.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 05:18
What's your point, previous drivers were paid by Marlboro.Alonso is paid by Santander.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 05:39
What's your point, previous drivers were paid by Marlboro.
Only the first driver is paid by the main sponsor.
Schumacher was paid by Marlboro, Irvine by Ferrari.
Raikkonen was paid by Marlboro but i'm not sure.
Massa is paid by Ferrari, Alonso by Santander.
At Ferrari, the first driver is always paid by the main sponsor.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 07:06
This will turn into an Alonso-bashing thread in 4-3-2.....
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 07:06
Journalist: "Here are loads of Formula 1 salaries."http://www.ferrari.c...-old-story.aspx
Gotta love Ferrari, putting shitty journalist in their place.
Ferrari: "You're a ****."
That's hardly putting the journalist in their place, is it? It's stochastic abuse without anything to back it up. Other than a "we're not going to tell you yah boo sucks you're not On The Inside" type snidey elitist arrogant attitude.
If anything, it's contemptuous of the fans who pay money to buy red things.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 09:25
More like:Journalist: "Here are loads of Formula 1 salaries."
Ferrari: "You're a ****."
That's hardly putting the journalist in their place, is it? It's stochastic abuse without anything to back it up. Other than a "we're not going to tell you yah boo sucks you're not On The Inside" type snidey elitist arrogant attitude.
If anything, it's contemptuous of the fans who pay money to buy red things.
- Journalists - bunch of numbers without a source
- Ferrari - not true (no source)
- Forums poster - I don't like Ferrari and Alonso no matter what.
- Ferrari - What you mean with nothing to back it up? We're the ones paying, we should know.
- Forums poster - not good enough for me.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 09:41
Great piece. Not only does it give solidarity to Ferrari and its fans (siege mentality works in sports) but as a bonus it also has the haters seething with their "holier than thou" attitude. Fantastic!
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 10:23
That's written by an Englishman!!
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 10:54
The least the horse whisperer could do, is enlighten us who is spending more than Ferrari.
Red Bull with their creative take on the RRA
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 11:07
Journalist: "Here are loads of Formula 1 salaries."
Ferrari: "You're a ****."
That's hardly putting the journalist in their place, is it? It's stochastic abuse without anything to back it up. Other than a "we're not going to tell you yah boo sucks you're not On The Inside" type snidey elitist arrogant attitude.
If anything, it's contemptuous of the fans who pay money to buy red things.
If you feel that way then you're surely one of the more sensitive kind of person. They're not stupid enough to reveal Alonso's real salary. If one has to reveal the truth to set records straight then it'd be quite easy to get info out of others.
I always find it so fascinating how people in the forums get a rise out of something a driver, team or in this case, a faceless writer says about something. I mean, if you read your own post, you come across just as contemptuous, bitter and scornful as the Horse Whisperer. And on a topic which has absolutely nothing to do with you! I'm not attacking you and I apologize in advance if it comes across that way to you, I'm just pointing out the irony in all of this.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 11:23
So why have a go at the journalist who reported the salary? Just ignore it and let it slide. Having a go in that way suggests to me that they're on to something. Hacker's Law on reportage: never believe anything until it's been officially denied.If you feel that way then you're surely one of the more sensitive kind of person. They're not stupid enough to reveal Alonso's real salary.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 11:31
Because it was more about getting a dig in over team bugets than the inaccuracy of driver salaries.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 12:45
Why are people so upset about this? Its just Ferrari having some fun - I for one quite like the horse whisperer concept as it shows Ferrari have something about a sense of humour.
I will never understand this forum. The likes of Paul DiResta get continually criticised for having all the media charm of a wet weekend in Skegness, but as soon as a driver or team dares to show some personality they are 'bitter' and showing the fans 'contempt'.
There are some posts on this thread a lot more bitter than the horse whisperer article.
I for one don't give two hoots how much Fonzie gets paid. The journalists are probably guessing, Ferrari probably think its no ones business. The media tit for tat is a bit of harmless fun, why so much anger?
I will never understand this forum. The likes of Paul DiResta get continually criticised for having all the media charm of a wet weekend in Skegness, but as soon as a driver or team dares to show some personality they are 'bitter' and showing the fans 'contempt'.
There are some posts on this thread a lot more bitter than the horse whisperer article.
I for one don't give two hoots how much Fonzie gets paid. The journalists are probably guessing, Ferrari probably think its no ones business. The media tit for tat is a bit of harmless fun, why so much anger?
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 13:02
We know that from their choice of second driver.Why are people so upset about this? Its just Ferrari having some fun - I for one quite like the horse whisperer concept as it shows Ferrari have something about a sense of humour.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 13:25
Hehe well for me it's Ferrari being stupendously Ferrari: "You are not ALLOWED to speculate!! Che? Tell you what the figure is then? Certamente NON!"
