- 19 Jan 11, 14:52#235265
It does seem funding is more important than talent. But i think its always been the same. To think the ammount Red Bull paid Vettel (in strict salary) i think its not all about money. But then you have the opposite spectrum of teams like Toyota and realise... hmmm at some point it all balances out.
The good solid teams will usually capture the bigger talents because they can source the funding, while the least privileged will take advantage of drivers with $ to develop their projects. So as a driver, you're either good enough to have a team dish money out for you, or you have some promise someone with $ buys, or you simply have a rich uncle. Some drivers/teams will be happy, others will get screwed; but like fred_dobbs said a while ago about something else: 'this aint the cub scouts'.
The good solid teams will usually capture the bigger talents because they can source the funding, while the least privileged will take advantage of drivers with $ to develop their projects. So as a driver, you're either good enough to have a team dish money out for you, or you have some promise someone with $ buys, or you simply have a rich uncle. Some drivers/teams will be happy, others will get screwed; but like fred_dobbs said a while ago about something else: 'this aint the cub scouts'.
Came out fighting indeed.
