Irbis wrote:
DeeMclarenAce wrote:
I can't help but think Hamilton or Alonso would have dragged the E21 to the Brazilian GP, still in WDC contention.
Raikkonnen and Grosjean flubbed it.
Not if Ferrari paid them to 'mysteriously' develop sudden need to have surgery for issue they had for years.
But then again, neither was paid as lavishly as Kimi, meaning Lotus could spend even more money developing the car and/or find pay funds faster.
And I don't blame Grosjean, he would be much higher if not for all the orders to let Kimi through or tactics set up to slow Kimi's rivals, or that backstab in one of last races together.
Come again? Alonso and Lewis are both on €20M, while Kimi has a base salary of just €3M. It's said he has a deal where he is paid a reported €40,000 per point, but that would still give him "only" €10M, half of what the others get (and that's assuming they don't get any performance incentives themselves, which is highly unlikely). Where do you work out that they aren't paid as "lavishly" as Kimi? Just how much do you think he's on?
source, by the way:
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/191002/1/f1_2013_driver_salaries_published__but_who_earns_most.htmlBTW, how many points do you think Alonso would have were it not for "all the orders to let xxx through or tactics set up to slow xxx's rivals?" Or is it just Kimi you appear to have it in for?
As for being able to drag the Lotus to the Brazilian GP still in WDC contention, I can only assume you haven't been watching the races. Even Webber in the sister car couldn't stay in contention long before the season's end, and unless you believe the Lotus is quicker than the RBR(!) you must have a seriously inflated view of Alonso's or Lewis' abilities. Seb's been untouchable in the RBR and nobody, nobody has been even remotely close to him. I wonder where you feel the Lotus should have had wins which would have brought the deficit down. Which races in your opinion did they gift to Seb?