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Adrian Sutil has secured a deal with Sauber to ensure himself a race seat for 2014. He will effectively make the inverse move of Nico Hulkenberg who joined Force India following his departure at Sauber.
Have to agree. In the end it probably came down to where Kimi thought he would actually enjoy his job, and Lotus gives him the best shot at that. Would Red Bull give him a better shot at the title? Probably not in the grand scheme of things with Vettel being so embedded in all they do, and he probably wouldn't enjoy the politics that goes with a job in that team. Same reason he's unlikely to go to Ferrari. It's too political an environment to just do your job and enjoy it.gandharva wrote:So Kimi will stay at Lotus. Seems it's the only team giving him the latitude he wants even if he has to wait for his paycheck sometimes.
I also disagree with the theory that says he didn't go to RBR because of lack of money. He simply hates simulator hours and PR events and at RBR this would be a must...
Really? Because the story that I know involves Ferrari trying to get rid of him to get Alonso and Santander's money, which ended in a mutual agreement and Raikkonen doing WRC. Altough I'm not a people person that doesnt seem really nice to me.SchumacherM wrote:Ferrari handled Kimi nicely in the past...why wouldn't they now?
(assuming its JEV or Ric)
His manager apparently said it was down to money on the table. So you say the man is wrong?myurr wrote:Have to agree. In the end it probably came down to where Kimi thought he would actually enjoy his job, and Lotus gives him the best shot at that. Would Red Bull give him a better shot at the title? Probably not in the grand scheme of things with Vettel being so embedded in all they do, and he probably wouldn't enjoy the politics that goes with a job in that team. Same reason he's unlikely to go to Ferrari. It's too political an environment to just do your job and enjoy it.gandharva wrote:So Kimi will stay at Lotus. Seems it's the only team giving him the latitude he wants even if he has to wait for his paycheck sometimes.
I also disagree with the theory that says he didn't go to RBR because of lack of money. He simply hates simulator hours and PR events and at RBR this would be a must...
Seems unlikely unless he plans to take a lot of money there with him...sennafan24 wrote:I always felt Massa would end up back at Sauber, if he was to leave Ferrari. Peter Sauber is said to love the likable Brazilian.
Right you are, I forgot about Sauber's money woes.ScottB wrote:Seems unlikely unless he plans to take a lot of money there with him...sennafan24 wrote:I always felt Massa would end up back at Sauber, if he was to leave Ferrari. Peter Sauber is said to love the likable Brazilian.
His manager probably highlighted the most politically acceptable reason.WhiteBlue wrote:His manager apparently said it was down to money on the table. So you say the man is wrong?
I sure hope next year we are talking about Ricciardo beating Vettel.SectorOne wrote:Looking at Vettel´s paycheck it seems they have a different philosophy compared to other teams.
Perhaps that´s partly because of Newey who sees drivers as components and that him knowing just how good his cars is, that given a strong car, any of the top drivers would do the job, hence, why pay more then we actually have to.
I´d expect Vettel to get astronomical figures should he move to Ferrari some day.
A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still. They say.richard_leeds wrote:His manager probably highlighted the most politically acceptable reason.WhiteBlue wrote:His manager apparently said it was down to money on the table. So you say the man is wrong?
Best to not say "Kimi won't sign because he never wants to work with you". Far more subtle to say "We'd love to do a deal with you, but its just not working out with commercial side" then blame the lawyers and bankers.
How they are gonna finance that?Kiril Varbanov wrote:Signing Kimi will mean relief and added confidence within the team - having two extremely fast and consistent world champions means a lot.