HAMILTON'S GOING TO SWITZERLAND
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i mean he could have at least said 
Yep he's gone to Switzerland because he will be a tax exile.
I would too its a bigger country than Monaco.
Monaco is great if you like posing on a boat but as a lad like himself then skiing and mountain biking etc must seem far more attractive.
You aren't exactly exempt in switzerland the prices of everything day to day are ridiculous .
Would I let Gord Brown have 40% of my hard earned Millions...No he would only be criticised as a muppet if he did.
we all are..
I would too its a bigger country than Monaco.
Monaco is great if you like posing on a boat but as a lad like himself then skiing and mountain biking etc must seem far more attractive.
You aren't exactly exempt in switzerland the prices of everything day to day are ridiculous .
Would I let Gord Brown have 40% of my hard earned Millions...No he would only be criticised as a muppet if he did.
we all are..
correct Mark - purely for tax reasons - though it's going to make UK testing and factory visits more difficult for a few years
He's only allowed 40 or so days in the UK in the first year moving up to 90 days after 3 years
He'd be better off going to Monaco - at least you can have a small apartment there and then pop over to Cap Ferrat without anyone noticing. And Switzerland likely to close that loophole in the near future
(can't remember the exact days - got a few years more before I have to jump ship
mark69sheer said:
Yep he's gone to Switzerland because he will be a tax exile.
I would too its a bigger country than Monaco.
Monaco is great if you like posing on a boat but as a lad like himself then skiing and mountain biking etc must seem far more attractive.
You aren't exactly exempt in switzerland the prices of everything day to day are ridiculous .
Would I let Gord Brown have 40% of my hard earned Millions...No he would only be criticised as a muppet if he did.
we all are..
The prices in Switzerland used to be high now they seem cheap compared to the UKI would too its a bigger country than Monaco.
Monaco is great if you like posing on a boat but as a lad like himself then skiing and mountain biking etc must seem far more attractive.
You aren't exactly exempt in switzerland the prices of everything day to day are ridiculous .
Would I let Gord Brown have 40% of my hard earned Millions...No he would only be criticised as a muppet if he did.
we all are..
He could have been honest and given the real reason for leaving, that being that Britain has turned into a cesspit full of worthless layabout chavs with respect for nothing. Morons that beat people up if they get looked at the wrong way etc etc etc. Don´t blame him,I left 14 years ago and don´t regret it one bit!
So I guess now you will all rip into me and tell me what an unpatriotic T
T I am but I don´t care
So I guess now you will all rip into me and tell me what an unpatriotic T
T I am but I don´t care pauly said:
Britain has turned into a cesspit full of worthless layabout chavs with respect for nothing. Morons that beat people up if they get looked at the wrong way etc etc etc.
So true... 
but he already said that he always wanted to live in London so, of course, his money men will have advsied a move elsewhereCerbman said:
It seems to me that he hates his fans, completely opposite to Mansell who loved the fans.
Is that why he moved to the Isle of Man / Jersey ?I remember Johnny Herbert walking round Monaco with some F1 journo or another and being quite upfront about the move being for tax which never seems to be the done thing.
Can't be easy being Lewis getting followed everywhere by press / fans and hassle all the time don't blame him for moving at all.
Ben
mark69sheer said:
Yep he's gone to Switzerland because he will be a tax exile.
I would too its a bigger country than Monaco.
Monaco is great if you like posing on a boat but as a lad like himself then skiing and mountain biking etc must seem far more attractive.
You aren't exactly exempt in switzerland the prices of everything day to day are ridiculous .
Would I let Gord Brown have 40% of my hard earned Millions...No he would only be criticised as a muppet if he did.
we all are..
I would too its a bigger country than Monaco.
Monaco is great if you like posing on a boat but as a lad like himself then skiing and mountain biking etc must seem far more attractive.
You aren't exactly exempt in switzerland the prices of everything day to day are ridiculous .
Would I let Gord Brown have 40% of my hard earned Millions...No he would only be criticised as a muppet if he did.
we all are..
on the (tax free) moneyCerbman said:
It seems to me that he hates his fans, completely opposite to Mansell who loved the fans.
Eddie Irvine went to MonacoDavid Coulthard went to Momaco
Mansell went to the Isle of Man.
Hamiltons money has just arrived quicker because he is so good but every F1 driver probably has Monaco as his lisyed residence.
Can quite see why he wants out. Setting out to be a racing driver is not the same thing as setting out to be a celebrity. For many, the latter is an unfortunate and unavoidable consequence of success, not something they court. To suggest the tax advantage is the only possible motivation for his move is ridiculous.
I'd like to live abroad and experience a difference culture for more than the usual 2 weeks of a holiday so I don't have a problem with it - from an image point of view it wasn't a smart move to do it so publicy.
Why announce it, why not just gradually slip into as Rossi did with living in London? Much less likely to p*ss of the "fans" or people with our beloved Island mentality.
Why announce it, why not just gradually slip into as Rossi did with living in London? Much less likely to p*ss of the "fans" or people with our beloved Island mentality.
if it was for purely tax reasons he'd have gone to Monaco, zero tax, here he will be paying tax, granted not as much as the uk but in the region of 23%.
There are several f1 drivers based in Switzerland as they get to do altitude training, cheaper tax, and its nice and central in Europe, and yes he probably will be left alone.
I've no problem with the move to Switzerland, but he should have been honest for his reasons for going there. If he is so publicity shy, why is he granting exclusives to The Sun?
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article4...
However, on saying that I did skim that article for a mention of his usual "who would believe, last year I was in GP2 and now I am the second best driver in the world" chat and it isn't there, so perhaps he is learning humility after all. Or perhaps it is just an extract from a biography that was written before he lost to Kimi - you decide ; )
EDIT - oh yea of little faith! It IS in yesterday's Sun - courtesy of Planet-F1. This is quite an interesting spin on Lewis' usual quote - Murray Walker would be proud:
http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_283310...
"I'm ranked No2 in the world and that's pretty good in the world.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article4...
However, on saying that I did skim that article for a mention of his usual "who would believe, last year I was in GP2 and now I am the second best driver in the world" chat and it isn't there, so perhaps he is learning humility after all. Or perhaps it is just an extract from a biography that was written before he lost to Kimi - you decide ; )
EDIT - oh yea of little faith! It IS in yesterday's Sun - courtesy of Planet-F1. This is quite an interesting spin on Lewis' usual quote - Murray Walker would be proud:
http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_283310...
"I'm ranked No2 in the world and that's pretty good in the world.
Edited by Ecurie Ecosse on Tuesday 30th October 08:32
Edited by Ecurie Ecosse on Tuesday 30th October 08:34
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