Italian Grand Prix 2010, Monza Circuit - Race 14/19

So a airbox fire caused Webber to stop. There is no engine change :(

Beaten to it.

I just hope that DC stops all his RB can't do wrong this race.
 
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Stormrider said:
not much point in getting Vettel ahead if Hamilton gets even further ahead. RBR would just be shooting themselves in the foot.
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Not necessarily.

From a commercial perspective (and we are talking money and income here...so its pretty damn important), it would not be good for Webber to finish the championship ahead of Webber, unless Webber wins the title.

RBR will definitely hope that Vettel finishes this year ahead of Webber...unless of course Webber wins the title, in which case, RBR's money men can work with that result.

Vettel has a much larger following in Germany, than Webber does in Australia. It is essential for RBR to get Vettel in front and tout him as the heir to MSc's throne. RBR will find it difficult to sell this tagline, if the heir to MSc's throne gets beaten by an average driver like Webber (no offence to Webber).

F1 fans must understand that F1 (just like any sport) relies heavily on income (sponsors), to continue to remain competitive. If the money dries up, then results on track, in the future, are likely to be effected.

Money/sponsors = very important and Vettel IS RBR's future.
 
sunama said:
Not necessarily.

From a commercial perspective (and we are talking money and income here...so its pretty damn important), it would not be good for Webber to finish the championship ahead of Webber, unless Webber wins the title.

RBR will definitely hope that Vettel finishes this year ahead of Webber...unless of course Webber wins the title, in which case, RBR's money men can work with that result.

Vettel has a much larger following in Germany, than Webber does in Australia. It is essential for RBR to get Vettel in front and tout him as the heir to MSc's throne. RBR will find it difficult to sell this tagline, if the heir to MSc's throne gets beaten by an average driver like Webber (no offence to Webber).

F1 fans must understand that F1 (just like any sport) relies heavily on income (sponsors), to continue to remain competitive. If the money dries up, then results on track, in the future, are likely to be effected.

Money/sponsors = very important and Vettel IS RBR's future.
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yes, F1 is VERY commercial and sponser driven. Which is why you want the drivers world champion in your team. That is worth far more in worldwide revenue than boosting a single driver for one country's market.
Just look at what McLaren are doing with Lewis and Jenson - McLaren Marketing had kittens when they found out Jenson was joining McLaren because it is a PR goldmine.
 
Wonder if Dario would have ever cut the mustard in F1 he's certainly done the business in Indycars for plenty of years.

Guess he was too old by the time he was winning Indycar titles to make the switch.
 
Psycho Ned said:
Wonder if Dario would have ever cut the mustard in F1 he's certainly done the business in Indycars for plenty of years.

Guess he was too old by the time he was winning Indycar titles to make the switch.
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He was a test driver for Jaguar, and was givent he option of a drive, but he wanted a car capable of winning instead.

No one was willing to give him one of them so he went to Indycar.
 
Which I suppose is fair enough, he's probably made more money and had more success and made more money in the US than he would have in F1 anyway. Bet more Americans have heard of Dario Franchitti than Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button!

Good to see Brazil back as the season finale next year, a proper track to finish. That Korean track is going to look a dump on TV even if they do get the track finished the rest of it is going to look like a building site!
 
sunama said:
Not necessarily.

From a commercial perspective (and we are talking money and income here...so its pretty damn important), it would not be good for Webber to finish the championship ahead of Vettel, unless Webber wins the title.

RBR will definitely hope that Vettel finishes this year ahead of Webber...unless of course Webber wins the title, in which case, RBR's money men can work with that result.

Vettel has a much larger following in Germany, than Webber does in Australia. It is essential for RBR to get Vettel in front and tout him as the heir to MSc's throne. RBR will find it difficult to sell this tagline, if the heir to MSc's throne gets beaten by an average driver like Webber (no offence to Webber).

F1 fans must understand that F1 (just like any sport) relies heavily on income (sponsors), to continue to remain competitive. If the money dries up, then results on track, in the future, are likely to be effected.

Money/sponsors = very important and Vettel IS RBR's future.
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couldn't have said it better myself.
 
Stormrider said:
yes, F1 is VERY commercial and sponser driven. Which is why you want the drivers world champion in your team. That is worth far more in worldwide revenue than boosting a single driver for one country's market.
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I do agree and that is why I said that if Webber doesnt win the title, RBR will want Vettel in front. If Webber wins the title, then the marketing men won't have a problem.

I still believe that Vettel will finish this year ahead of Webber, as he is a much better driver. The problem for Vettel is that he can't stop crashing...eventually this run of crashes has to come to an end.
 
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