Hardly surprising that Spyker don't want him, they rather have a driver that brings a couple of million in sponsor money rather than having to pay the @#$#@#$'s brother a 7-figure salary
2007 Chinese GP - Race 16/17
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I was told this last night. With Hieki moving to McLaren. I understand Heiki manages himself which has caused issues with Briatore.
I think Schumachers team mates all knew they would play 2nd fiddle.
Alonso really should have asked who would be his team mate in 07 before signing to McLaren. Had he known it would be Hamilton, he shouldn't have signed. Equal or not Ron Dennis will always favour him.
Hardly surprising that Spyker don't want him, they rather have a driver that brings a couple of million in sponsor money rather than having to pay the @#$#@#$'s brother a 7-figure salary
I thought the new Spyker owners said they were going for quality rather than sweetners in their driver line up.
I was guessing tbh, I would have thought that Prodrive would be 24 & 25 though since they'd be the most recent entrants.
Flav is Heikki's manager unless something has changed that I'm unaware of.EddScott said:
I would love to see what Jenson was capable of in a decent car again. I was hoping that he might have gotten the 2nd drive at McLaren to make it an all english line up. It was pretty obvious to me that Alonso was going back to Renault.
This is what I was told. From the same person who said FA was off back to Renault with HK going to McLaren. So if one is untrue I dare say the other is also untrue.
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Double post but whatever floats your boat
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Quite how that Renault quote amounts to a denial that Alonso is returning to the team next season I don't know - to me it's more a failure to deny that Alonso is going back.Planet F1 said:
Cars that will be produced for all of this year (rough estimate figures from several sites):
Ferrari: 6000 (first time ever over the 6000 mark)
Toyota: 9.42 million
BMW: 1.4 million
Ferrari are not your average car manufacturer
. Ok they are a fair bit ahead of people like Horacio Pagani but no where near the proper manufacturers in terms of unit sales. They never have been and never will.Ducati are in exactly the same position, they shift something like 40,000 bikes a year compared to the 4 million that Honda produce. Yet in MotoGP this year they have managed to destroy the Japanese big four (with a little help from their Japanese tyres
).I bet fern's already signed for renault hence the strop and moaning at Mclaren and the FIA inspector.
Mind you I am a Lewis fan (always support British drivers) however I am beginning to warm to Fern winning the championship as it would really put the seal on the F1 panto, either him or Kimi.
Mind you I am a Lewis fan (always support British drivers) however I am beginning to warm to Fern winning the championship as it would really put the seal on the F1 panto, either him or Kimi.
If Alonso wins the 2007 WDC, then it is almost guarenteed that he will be directing a tirade of vitriol towards McLaren and the way that he has been treated by them.
If Alonso wins the 2007 WDC, I cant imagine he will be driving in a McLaren next year.
If Alonso wins the 2007 WDC, I cant imagine he will be driving in a McLaren next year.
Turnover might not be as high as Toyota's or BMW but don't forget they make luxury cars with, luxury prices! Besides the factory & workforce are small = a relative good turnover
& if Alonso goes back to Renault, won't he be replacing Fissi?
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If Jenson went to McLaren he'll have firmly cemented himself in to the role of the next generation David Coulthard, a fate he does not deserve.
He would get a few wins here and there, repeatedly finish second or third in the championship, and always be left out of the Lewis and Ron after race hugs. Jenson's only real F1 career hope is that Honda pull their collective finger out and remember how to build a quick car.
Assuming Alonso goes I think McLaren will breath a collective sigh of relief. Then again, your loosing out on that testing and setup knowledge.
But then your into economies of scale and a load of other nonsense that makes my brain hurt at this time on a Saturday. Toyota using the latest high spec robot plants with a minimal workforce, Ferrari handbuilding cars to an extent etc.
Turnover might not be as high as Toyota's or BMW but don't forget they make luxury cars with, luxury prices! Besides the factory & workforce are small = a relative good turnover
But then your into economies of scale and a load of other nonsense that makes my brain hurt at this time on a Saturday
. Toyota using the latest high spec robot plants with a minimal workforce, Ferrari handbuilding cars to an extent etc.
It's difficult to define where the break even point is for an F1 team, especially the manufacturer teams since they unlikely to operate as separately quoted companies.
Both Frank Williams and Ron Dennis have appeared in the Sunday Times rich list so it's fair to say that there's money to be made.
Both Frank Williams and Ron Dennis have appeared in the Sunday Times rich list so it's fair to say that there's money to be made.
As said it's hard to define. Look at what F1 costs ferrari these days. Yet they would still sell every car they make even if they were not in F1.