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Old 16-08-2006, 15:33
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Originally Posted by Capt. Fantastic
The age-old problem: wins are a direct function of money spent. Yet now that cars are more computer/airplane than automobiles the driver is hardly in the equation. There is simply no hope for consistent good showings unless a "team budget" exceeds the GNP of most Third World countries.

What does Ferrari spend on its team per year? More than US$100 million? That kind of money to watch overpayed primadonnas run in circles. There is something wrong in this equation.


Now im no expert on moter-racing! In fact i really really hate it.

But from what i understand and read, Ferrari are not the biggest spenders in F1. Someone like Reanualt or Toyota is by a long distance. What makes teams like Ferrari so succesfull is that nearly all parts of the car are built in house (except tyres!), so they can pretty much control reliability.

I agree with you though the massive amounts of money spent in this elitest 'sport' is vastly wrong imho.


But then I dont really care either way!

Oh, I i think Button is an over exposed, over payed and vastly over rated C*$T!
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