RE: Motorsport on Monday: 18/08/14
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AlexKing said:
Cry. Me. A. fking. River.
The first half of what he said I agree with, the second not so much. But AlexKing, are you the kind of person that thinks money buys happiness? Because I genuinely don't think the F1 driver life of 2014 is that rosy.Sports car racing (World Endurance Championship etc.) seems much more appealing. Fewer races, you still get paid, and you have more of a life.
It's like being a part if the royal family in that you are effectively owned. It's a pretty st life, because you can't really spend what you earn, there's always another race, engagement etc. It is dangerous as well, anyone who says it isn't needs a slap, maybe it's not as dangerous as it was, but the risk is still there.
jason61c said:
"Paid a pittance
The poor drivers flogging their guts out at the tail end of the field actually get paid a fairly meagre salary, given they're putting themselves at risk every time they roll out of pit lane - even if it is something they love."
Really? Should we feel sorry for them? Racing an F1 car is safer than most things you do on a day to day basis. How many people would be happy to get paid £150-200k to do what they do? Not to mention all the other streams of cash they have coming in.
Such a silly statement really.
On the surface I would agree with you, but think of all the strict regimens they have to adhere to outside of races, with regards to diet, personal fitness ( I think I remember reading about JB a few years ago and he had to do 6hrs at the gym each day or something like that), what opinions they voice in public, whether they can do fun things like ride motorbikes (some can, some can't I believe because of insurance) and they have to travel for half the year. Their lives seem to me to be pretty much out of their control. I wouldn't do that for 150k. Maybe a million, but definitely not anything under that. Unless it was for a couple of years to save for a house and retirement funds (granted I doubt that is a consideration for any of them). The job basically sounds like a pain in the arse apart from any time spent in the car to me.The poor drivers flogging their guts out at the tail end of the field actually get paid a fairly meagre salary, given they're putting themselves at risk every time they roll out of pit lane - even if it is something they love."
Really? Should we feel sorry for them? Racing an F1 car is safer than most things you do on a day to day basis. How many people would be happy to get paid £150-200k to do what they do? Not to mention all the other streams of cash they have coming in.
Such a silly statement really.
jamiebae said:
oldtimer2 said:
That said I am surprised by the range though I imagine that competition to get on the bottom rung will keep basic salary costs low if your sponsorship potential is low.
Not at all, to get on the bottom rung you need cash. Full stop. Unless you're on a team or sponsor development programme the only way you're getting into an F1 car is by bringing a great big bag of banknotes with you.If we keep in Euros for consistency with the article you need a minimum of about €6m for a back-of-the-grid seat, this is around four times what is needed for GP2....
markcoznottz said:
It's like being a part if the royal family in that you are effectively owned. It's a pretty st life, because you can't really spend what you earn, there's always another race, engagement etc. It is dangerous as well, anyone who says it isn't needs a slap, maybe it's not as dangerous as it was, but the risk is still there.
You forgot the part where you get granted the best chat up line in the world and proceed to smash every promotional girl from here to Tokyo every year. TinyCappo said:
TNW said:
bigtrev200 said:
Maldonado gets paid???
Yeah, but he also gets the bill from the panel beaters so he's a long way in the red.Carl_Docklands said:
markcoznottz said:
It's like being a part if the royal family in that you are effectively owned. It's a pretty st life, because you can't really spend what you earn, there's always another race, engagement etc. It is dangerous as well, anyone who says it isn't needs a slap, maybe it's not as dangerous as it was, but the risk is still there.
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