Macklaren wrote: ↑29 Jul 2020, 18:25
JordanMugen wrote: ↑29 Jul 2020, 17:33
Macklaren wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 17:31
On a serious note, the Vettel move makes more sense now. If they knew that they were not going to win for 2 years anyway, why pay a superstar salary and have him frustrated? Esp. when their prize money is going to fall as well...
Do you think Sainz was conned, and Ferrari did not tell Sainz that Ferrari expected to have no more than the third best car if they are lucky?
Good question...TBH it really doesn't look like SAI knew based on his interviews right now...but even if he did, he will think it is a sideways move at worst and hope for a reset in 2022. In fact, may be best for him to bed in at Ferrari with no pressure in his first year.
Sainz is not just him alone doing the negotiating, he has a team. They should have researched as far as possible what the intentions were, and if they were given false or misleading information I believe he could decide not to take up the contract and probably recover much of the finances he will have lost as a result.
His farther has been around the block a few times and I doubt he would have taken things at face value.
Even knowing the shape of things, it is still a very attractive offer for him, if he is a Ferrari fan.
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