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The FIA has outlined its budget cap plans for 2010, including a spending limit of 40 million pounds. This new proposal increases the limit by 10m to try to convince more existing teams into the new system which includes more technical freedom than the uncapped teams.
I can state exactly what they are doing. Bernie is removing any argument against raising revenue to the teams. Now that this proposal has been placed, he has the argument that if they accept and follow the 30 mil cap scheme, present revenue structure is adequate and proportional.ben_watkins wrote:Slammed by the drivers, slammed by the fans, slammed by the teams.. WTF is the FIAsco and Bernie doing?
Did 2007 not exist for you?ben_watkins wrote:Well the budget cap and points system have both been recieved very badly by the last three WDC drivers, Hamilton, Alonso and Schumacher.
Kester wrote:Did 2007 not exist for you?ben_watkins wrote:Well the budget cap and points system have both been recieved very badly by the last three WDC drivers, Hamilton, Alonso and Schumacher.
It's easy to counter that. All teams go on strike and even pull out of the championship for a year. See what happens then. They might lose the 50 mill entry fee, but to heck with that when you can't do business with these idiots it's a price worth paying.DaveKillens wrote:ben_watkins wrote:Much as I personally dislike both Max and Bernie, I have to grudgingly admit that this proposal is a mark of genius. It's an incredibally brilliant piece of true Machiavellian manipulation.
If you were a businessman and had to deal with the complexities of starting a brand new Formula One team, which business model would you choose? To budget within a fixed cap where parity is guaranteed, or to spend, spend, spend where parity is not guaranteed?timbo wrote:I wonder maybe this is USGP lobby?
That's why I wondered...DaveKillens wrote:If you were a businessman and had to deal with the complexities of starting a brand new Formula One team, which business model would you choose? To budget within a fixed cap where parity is guaranteed, or to spend, spend, spend where parity is not guaranteed?
Very true.I doubt that when Max crafted his proposal that he had USGP in mind, but I'm sure that the people at USGP are smiling.
Proposal? I thought they voted for it already? Doesn't mean they will not change itDaveKillens wrote:I doubt that when Max crafted his proposal that he had USGP in mind, but I'm sure that the people at USGP are smiling.
jddh1 wrote:Kester wrote:Did 2007 not exist for you?ben_watkins wrote:Well the budget cap and points system have both been recieved very badly by the last three WDC drivers, Hamilton, Alonso and Schumacher.
I laughed to hard when I read this and thought "Perhaps Ben was taking a S... that year." And Kimi was in the next stall when reached for an interview.
Yup. I was the one that asked for an extra roll of paper because I was out.ben_watkins wrote:jddh1 wrote:Kester wrote:Did 2007 not exist for you?
I laughed to hard when I read this and thought "Perhaps Ben was taking a S... that year." And Kimi was in the next stall when reached for an interview.
you must have been in the other cubicle!!
TOUCHE!xpensive wrote:Funny this WB, how you continue to exclude BMW from your list of F1's "big spenders"?
Haha this made my day. So i guess the correct phrase should be "have both been recieved very badly by the last three capable of speech WDC drivers"jddh1 wrote:Kester wrote:Did 2007 not exist for you?ben_watkins wrote:Well the budget cap and points system have both been recieved very badly by the last three WDC drivers, Hamilton, Alonso and Schumacher.
I laughed to hard when I read this and thought "Perhaps Ben was taking a S... that year." And Kimi was in the next stall when reached for an interview.