Yep - I’m also pretty sure that (dubiously acquired wealth) applies to all billionaires.
Is contract is said to be worth the same as Lewis’ Mercedes contract - RBR not hanging around making sure they keep Max long term!
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I think this is where the reporting, especially the headlines, needs to be more careful. There is a big difference between a Russian athlete being unable to compete because his team is sanctioned vs the athlete themselves simply for being Russian.
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I do recall reading that his dad, who paid sponsorship to the team to secure his driving place, was a staunch ally of Putin. Not sure where I’d read it though
Only a year after they claimed that Hamilton’s contract was too high and shouldn’t be allowed.
Bunch of hypocrites.
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Isn’t this issue more about the problems with the new cost cap rules? Drivers and highest earning executives aren’t part of the cost cap rules but plenty of teams were saying every cost should count if they want a more level playing field.
The cost of drivers salaries is only going to increase as it’s the key variable for the ‘richer’ teams to have a competitive advantage over the others.
The useless pay drivers e.g. Stroll, Mazepin, Latifi will become even more attractive to teams with low sponsorship income as driver salaries increase substantially.
As far as I know there is no war in Russia
So the FIA have made a rule change, one that is as close to admission of Masi handing the title to Max. It makes it clear after Masi decided to break routine and interpret them in his own way to ‘go racing’.
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Everything that have done since shows they know the decision was not defensible…everything accept explicitly admit it.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/60807766
Masi fucked it up, in the heat of the moment, resulting in the wrong driver becoming world champion. But worse than Masi’s fuck up is the stewards afterwards saying the rules were correctly applied when EVERYONE other than Red Bull could see that they weren’t.
Wtf has happened about that?
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Which Ferrari driver has been chosen to be world champion to stop either Hamilton or Verstappen dominating this year, do we think?
Leclerc’s media friendly presence suits the ‘sport’s’ Netflixation. Sainz joining his Daddy as a World Champion is the better story. Take your pick
Enjoying the first race of the season. These cars are quite closely matched. Great battle between Leclerc and Max in laps 18-20.
Merc not looking able to challenge the Ferraris or Red Bulls. Mclaren having a shocker.
Yet. If they fix their porpoising I reckon they’re as quick if not quicker.
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HAHAHAHA
Fuck you Red Bull.
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The whinging from Max was worth watching the whole race for.
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I like both. Both genuinely seem like great guys as do Lando and Ricciardo
Is it still 3 engines for the season? Hope so, will certainly hurt Red Bullshit later in the year. Ferraris look very good. Looks like cars can follow each other through corners better this year which is good.
One moan, why are Williams looking like old Alpines and Alpines looking like old Force Indias? Very confusing.
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Those are proper trophies.