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Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:39 pm

rah wrote:Well my sources say that JB is staying at BAR next year. The price is around 30mil.

Just for refernce my secret source is www.grandprix.com

Gee, thats high tech. Mine was the SMH.

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:51 pm

julian mayo wrote:Sir Frank is reported to have just knocked back an offer of $US 22 million from Honda for Button.
My read on that is that Sir Frank must have some big sponsorship deal in the pipeline that is dependant on Button joining the team which is worth a lot more, because 22mil buys a lot of cosworth engines. It sure as hell is nothing to do with Buttons ability or lack of.

Somewhere I missed why those sponsors would want Button in the seat if it has NOTHING to do with his ability

?

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 5:52 pm

JayVee wrote:
julian mayo wrote:Sir Frank is reported to have just knocked back an offer of $US 22 million from Honda for Button.
My read on that is that Sir Frank must have some big sponsorship deal in the pipeline that is dependant on Button joining the team which is worth a lot more, because 22mil buys a lot of cosworth engines. It sure as hell is nothing to do with Buttons ability or lack of.
Somewhere I missed why those sponsors would want Button in the seat if it has NOTHING to do with his ability ?

Apart from a certain cricket team

the english are a tad short of sporting heroes. Given that they think they invented F1, never mind those "furriners" across"the chunnel", an Englishman in F1 is worth billions in marketability, especially if said Englishman is in an English team

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 6:22 pm

There is Anthony Davidson dying for a drive. I don't see the British teams jumping to sign him ?
There is David Coulthard who moved from McLaren (British) to Red Bull (Swiss)

Nah, not convinced it has NOTHING to do with abilty

rah · Post by **rah** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:51 pm

I am sure that it has something to do with his ability and something to do with him being a pom.

As for the pom thing, you have heard the commentary so you know what they are like.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:29 pm

JayVee wrote:There is Anthony Davidson dying for a drive. I don't see the British teams jumping to sign him ?
There is David Coulthard who moved from McLaren (British) to Red Bull (Swiss)

Nah, not convinced it has NOTHING to do with abilty

If Davidson makes in to a regular drive, he will be marketable. Coulthard is a Scot.

GhoGho · Post by **GhoGho** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:36 am

rah wrote:I am sure that it has something to do with his ability and something to do with him being a pom.

I concur

rah wrote: As for the pom thing, you have heard the commentary so you know what they are like.

Fortunately i dont get the same commentators so i dont have to listen to it.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:31 am

F1racing has annouced that Button will be staying at BAR-Honda for a payment of 25 million pounds to Williams. Williams is expected to announce details early next week.
Sato has to find another drive, or stay at Bar as a test driver. Anthony Davidson, according to them, has been linked with Midland.

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:54 pm

rah wrote:I am sure that it has something to do with his ability and something to do with him being a pom.

As for the pom thing, you have heard the commentary so you know what they are like.

Fully agree with you rah on this one

I was objecting to the NOTHING Julian (with a capital J

)claims

(he seems to be following a trend of pasting stuff in several places

)

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:01 pm

JayVee wrote:
rah wrote:I am sure that it has something to do with his ability and something to do with him being a pom.

As for the pom thing, you have heard the commentary so you know what they are like.
Fully agree with you rah on this one

I was objecting to the NOTHING Julian (with a capital J )claims
(he seems to be following a trend of pasting stuff in several places )

SETTING A TREND, IF YOU DON'T MIND!!!!! Snort, mumble

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:03 pm

Julian Mayo wrote: SETTING A TREND, IF YOU DON'T MIND!!!!! Snort, mumble

Hmmm.... you are happy to take credit for something annoying ? go for it

but I think F1greyhound did something similar a few days ago and a few complained, rah or T-K maybe ?

rah · Post by **rah** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:21 am

JayVee wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote: SETTING A TREND, IF YOU DON'T MIND!!!!! Snort, mumble
Hmmm.... you are happy to take credit for something annoying ? go for it but I think F1greyhound did something similar a few days ago and a few complained, rah or T-K maybe ?

Didn't complain, just had a bad case of deja vu.

stiffpaper · Post by **stiffpaper** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:29 pm

this sunday button will have to prove to the world that he is indeed one of the best racers... i guess he will try as hard as he can to make it to the podium.. but do u think he can make it? he is inconsistent in his performance...

about 2 weeks ago.. the press fawned him with praises.. making him "BIG-HEAD!" well, is button under pressure to do as what the press had stated? being one of the best racers?? Will he keep up with the high standards that the press had said about him??

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:33 pm

stiffpaper wrote:this sunday button will have to prove to the world that he is indeed one of the best racers... i guess he will try as hard as he can to make it to the podium.. but do u think he can make it? he is inconsistent in his performance...

about 2 weeks ago.. the press fawned him with praises.. making him "BIG-HEAD!" well, is button under pressure to do as what the press had stated? being one of the best racers?? Will he keep up with the high standards that the press had said about him??

I dunno, will he?

stiffpaper · Post by **stiffpaper** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:34 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:
stiffpaper wrote:this sunday button will have to prove to the world that he is indeed one of the best racers... i guess he will try as hard as he can to make it to the podium.. but do u think he can make it? he is inconsistent in his performance...

about 2 weeks ago.. the press fawned him with praises.. making him "BIG-HEAD!" well, is button under pressure to do as what the press had stated? being one of the best racers?? Will he keep up with the high standards that the press had said about him??
I dunno, will he?

we'll see the action on SUNDAY! hahaha this is going to be exciting..