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[spaceace1977]

Who is actually the most  sponsored driver out there beside maldonado? van der garde I think?

[ReeVe]

Impossible to tell ... I mean how tied to Alonso is the Santander thing, and how much money does it bring?

 

and before crazy people start acting crazy, I am answering a question about how much sponsoring drivers have, not suggesting Alonso is a pay driver. A similar thing could apply to Kimi if rumors that shell is paying the 20million bill to cover Kimi's wages are true

Edited by ReeVe, 28 November 2013 - 13:27.

[Shiroo]

Who is actually the most  sponsored driver out there beside maldonado? van der garde I think?

 

Grosjean? Total backing is no small for sure.

Edited by Shiroo, 28 November 2013 - 13:27.

[Joetri10]

Rich people problems eh? Financially midfield teams are now in shambles and Maldonado is the golden goose. This is terrible news for Hulkenberg, Sutil and other patiently awaiting drivers. When the music stops some driver's won't have time to react in finding a seat. Right now it looks like Perez and Maldonado are the only ones guaranteed to be on the grid next year. 

Sorry though I may be wrong buy doesn't Sutil also carry some form of sponsorship(s). He's also a pay driver, just not a heavy one nor a good one either. I think it's nice to support those without big money but why does that make them any less credible drivers. Pastor though a hot headed fool, did win a race and the rest of that season showed his speed; similar to Grosjean. In-fact if he does land that seat in Lotus and the outfit stays as strong as it is now then it will truly be a test of Pay -/- Talent as these two are very similar in styles and speed. Perez also is very talented, I think it's hardly fair to compare his performance this year with Button when so many things were just not in his favour. The only driver I think that even deserves a credible high end seat on skill and merit alone is Hulkenberg and I think he will retain the seat because of that aspect. The Force India boys are good they just haven't sparked...

[sennafan24]

Who is actually the most  sponsored driver out there beside maldonado? van der garde I think?

Maybe until lately I would say Perez

 

Chilton also come with a pot of gold from you hear.

[luispaulob]

Brazilian media puts Sutil and Nasr at Sauber next year.

 

Gutierrez to Marussia or out of F1.

 

Sirotkin 3rd driver. 

 

Nasr brings 15M. Announcement should be made next week.

[PayasYouRace]

correct me if I'm wrong, but

 

- if Marussia and Sauber merge

and

- if Caterham and Lotus merge

 

than I see 9 teams, or 18 cars. Does this mean the obligatory clause in the concorde agreements about three car teams kicks in?

 

- Red Bull

- Mercedes

- Ferrari

- Lotus

- McLaren

- Force India

- Sauber

- Toro Rosso

- Williams

 

This is close to what is being rumoured for the Eight-3 system. Caterham would merge with Lotus, Marussia with Williams (or so Dieter Rencken's article says) and Toro Rosso would be absorbed into Red Bull.

 

From the article:

The rumour mill links Marussia to Williams, while Caterham is believed to have held merger discussions with Lotus plus AN Other (or even two), and a source suggests the first announcement could be made as early as next week.

Two (potentially) down; one to go, and here Toro Rosso is the prime candidate, for the team was acquired by Red Bull as technical and sporting nursery for its main operation, and under the three-car system costs are spread over a larger base while enabling teams to accommodate rookies. Thus no real need for STR.

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Edited by PayasYouRace, 28 November 2013 - 15:24.

[thegamer23]

Brazilian media puts Sutil and Nasr at Sauber next year.

 

Gutierrez to Marussia or out of F1.

 

Sirotkin 3rd driver. 

 

Nasr brings 15M. Announcement should be made next week.

Would like to see this happen. 
Nasr is such a promising guy. 

Edited by thegamer23, 28 November 2013 - 15:25.

[MustangSally]

Maybe until lately I would say Perez

 

Well, there you go then.

 

Maldonado and Perez at Force India. Dream team for dosh. 

 

And VJ could finally pay some of his redundant airline stewardesses to give the boys a pre-race pampering.

 

It's clear no-one really wants to go to Lotus, not even Maldonado, so I expect Suzie Wolff to go there in a deal that involves some used Mercedes engines. Better than none!

[F.M.]

Impossible to tell ... I mean how tied to Alonso is the Santander thing, and how much money does it bring?
 
and before crazy people start acting crazy, I am answering a question about how much sponsoring drivers have, not suggesting Alonso is a pay driver. A similar thing could apply to Kimi if rumors that shell is paying the 20million bill to cover Kimi's wages are true

There's a difference between a company saying "sign that driver and we'll follow him to you with our chequebook" and a long time sponsor saying "we'd like that driver, sign him and we'll pay him. If not, you'll still get your normal money from us".

Edited by F.M., 28 November 2013 - 15:43.

[sheogorath]

Hmmm, the rumour mill is now churning out that Maldonado might bring another sponsor along with PDVSA, apparently a private company.

[Shiroo]

So you want to tell me that Lotus fought with Lotus (but not the Lotus) for the Lotus name, and in the end they will merge to be more Lotus than Lotus, but less than the Lotus?

[dau]

So you want to tell me that Lotus fought with Lotus (but not the Lotus) for the Lotus name, and in the end they will merge to be more Lotus than Lotus, but less than the Lotus?

If that's not absurd enough, imagine they'd ditch the Lotus name and run as Caterham.

[PayasYouRace]

So you want to tell me that Lotus fought with Lotus (but not the Lotus) for the Lotus name, and in the end they will merge to be more Lotus than Lotus, but less than the Lotus?

 

If it goes through, given the Genii thing, they should call themselves Loti.

[Shiroo]

If it goes through, given the Genii thing, they should call themselves Loti.

 

why not put everything in there like:

 

Proton Loti Lotus Caterham Renault F1 Benetton Triple WDC Team Mansoor Genii - Quantum

 

 

Once again, being a bit serious here, I find it amazing that Lotus merging with Caterham would fix their financial status. And I find it even more amazing that they would do that, with the guys that they fought with, for the name. Though best bit in that is: Caterham seems to be in better financial situation than Lotus (Oh you silly Genii). Team nr 11 better than Team nr 4. 

Edited by Shiroo, 28 November 2013 - 16:02.

[FullThrottleF1]

Whats with all this team merging?

 

Can't we just have 11 teams? The only reason is then the big teams who have the resources can once again dominate. I would go with this idea.

[dau]

Whats with all this team merging?

 

Can't we just have 11 teams? The only reason is then the big teams who have the resources can once again dominate. I would go with this idea.

The big teams aren't dominating enough for you already?

[Fastcake]

So you want to tell me that Lotus fought with Lotus (but not the Lotus) for the Lotus name, and in the end they will merge to be more Lotus than Lotus, but less than the Lotus?

 

That would be a wonderful end to the Lotus saga.

 

But seriously, teams merging to produce three car squads will be an awful for F1. 

[No brain no pain]

Yep there are, and they want a Japanese driver preferably. Kamui is optimitic at least

[sopa]

Di Resta (likely) losing his seat is similar to Sutil and Alguersuari in 2011. All drivers had just had their best season in F1 and beaten their team-mates, yet it wasn't enough to retain their seats, while previously with lesser performance they had managed to stay on.

[William Hunt]

It completely doesn't make sense for a team to merge with a team that is in heavy debt. Merging 2 teams with not much cash and no (or not much) debt makes sense, but not merging with a team that is on the verge of bankruptcy.

Edited by William Hunt, 28 November 2013 - 17:33.

[F1ultimate]

Whats with all this team merging?

 

Can't we just have 11 teams? The only reason is then the big teams who have the resources can once again dominate. I would go with this idea.

 

Working on a 2013 car while investing heavily in 2014 has put team on the verge of imminent collapse. You only have to look at the vast resources Mercedes have had to their disposal for working on two cars at the same time. The wealth gap is simply huge, like your neighbour being able to afford a mansion and a vacation home while you can just make rent for your semi-detached. 

[hogstar]

With mergers there is always the possibility that the teams would become separate entities again. i.e Wolf/Williams, who achieved nothing together, but were considerably better off when they went their own ways. Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better, and F1 is no exception... 

[William Hunt]

But the financial situation is now a bit different than back in the '70s hogstar.

[PayasYouRace]

why not put everything in there like:

 

Proton Loti Lotus Caterham Renault F1 Benetton Triple WDC Team Mansoor Genii - Quantum

 

 

Once again, being a bit serious here, I find it amazing that Lotus merging with Caterham would fix their financial status. And I find it even more amazing that they would do that, with the guys that they fought with, for the name. Though best bit in that is: Caterham seems to be in better financial situation than Lotus (Oh you silly Genii). Team nr 11 better than Team nr 4. 

 

Well I was going for the joke of singluar "us" and plural "i".

 

You forgot Toleman of course.

[FullThrottleF1]

If teams merged I would stop following.

[MustangSally]

If teams merged I would stop following.

 

You're out of step. Bernie likes the idea of merging.

 

You see, circuits could merge too. The Grand Prix of France, Germany and Great Britain could all be held somewhere central, like Belgium for example. They just do it on different weekends with different flags waving. Who cares anyway if you're watching on TV.

 

The really neat idea is to merge drivers too. I think Rosberg could merge with Button quite easily. It will just be a guy in merged helmet design a few gnats behind Lewis.

 

All this will dramatically reduce the cost to teams.

 

Of course, Bernie would have to treble his fees to make up the lost revenue from three car teams, fewer entries, circuits etc. But I don't think anyone would have a problem with that, would they? 

Edited by MustangSally, 28 November 2013 - 19:26.

[Jvr]

Hmmm, the rumour mill is now churning out that Maldonado might bring another sponsor along with PDVSA, apparently a private company.

An insurance company perhaps?

[midgrid]

If teams merged I would stop following.

 

It's happened before.  Scuderia Italia (1988-1993), for instance, was merged into Minardi from 1994 onwards.

[SpartanChas]

What if Maldonado merged with Chilton?

[Anderis]

If teams merged I would stop following.

Me too. The moment when there are less than 10 teams making their own F1 cars is the moment when I stop watching F1.

[swerved]

What if Maldonado merged with Chilton?

 

It would give us lower speed impacts ?.

[Shiroo]

What if Maldonado merged with Chilton?

 

Your post. Your post is so disturbing, mate. 

[dau]

Me too. The moment when there are less than 10 teams making their own F1 cars is the moment when I stop watching F1.

There were 9 from 2006 to 2008, did you stop watching then as well?

[Anderis]

There were 9 from 2006 to 2008, did you stop watching then as well?

I started to watch F1 in 2007 and I didn't bother much about that then. Now I do.

[William Hunt]

What if Maldonado merged with Chilton?

 

That would mean an even bigger budget for the team who signed him!

[DinocoBlue]

What if Maldonado merged with Chilton?

I guess that'd result in an obnoxious driver who thinks his team is against him.... but at least he'd always have a great hair day.

[F1ultimate]

If any two teams should merge, it should be Caterham and Marussia. If either one merge with a team up the food ladder, the one other will be left as a backmarker without a rival which would be bad for the sport. You want teams to be in clusters of packs without any one dominating or being too far behind everyone else.

[William Hunt]

Marussia reputedly proposed to merge with Caterham last winter but Tony Fernandez refused to do that.

[Nustang70]

This mergers story keeps getting weirder.  If--and this is a big if--F1 implements 3-car teams after the Marussia/Sauber & Lotus/Caterham mergers go through, and STR gets folded into Red Bull, who would the drivers be?

 

My wild guesses:

Red Bull

Vettel

Riccardo

Kyvat

 

Mercedes

Hamilton

Rosberg

Bird

 

Ferrari

Alonso

Raikkonen

Bianchi

 

Lotus/Caterham

Grosjean

Hulkenberg

van der Garde

 

Mclaren

Button

Magnussen

Vandoorne

 

Force India

Sutil

di Resta

Perez

 

Sauber/Marussia

Maldonado

Frijins

Chilton

 

Williams

Massa

Bottas

Ericsson

[sheogorath]

What if Maldonado merged with Chilton?

 

Chilton tried in Monaco. Maldonado didn't like it and tried to get wings but he forgot he wasn't driving a Red Bull.

[Gilles4Ever]

This thread is about the 2014 silly season it is not about what 3 car teams would be.

[charly0418]

Maldonado better get announced today, this is getting annoying. I wanna know what happens to the rest of the drivers

[Gilles4Ever]

James Allen @Jamesallenonf1

Suggestions from my Italian colleagues that @Lotus_F1Team will announce @Pastormaldo today #f1

[Gilles4Ever]

Bianca Garloff @bgarloff

Lotus will announce @Pastormaldo today in the afternoon.

[FullThrottleF1]

Man I hate Lotus right now. Hulkenberg has my permission to spank Boullier.

[MikeV1987]

should be hulkenberg

[SophieB]

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