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25 Sep 2005, 15:21 (Ref:1415995) | #1 | ||
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Financing A1GP
ok so the package is promoted via Mactooms business
u have 25 cars/franchises bought by each country these cars are then bought by individuals, rich businessmen etc they contract out a team etc to run the cars. It is then a surprise to see $xxx being handed out in prize money. Prize money in national racing, there is none. Now im assuming the drivers dont have to pay for the drive. The teams would be run and payed im assuming from the franchise holder. Is it going to be case now that we get in most other series that the richest survive and the poor guys trundle away at the back What is too stop say Brazil buying a new engine for each race and bolting on new brakes, shocks or anything that may wear and cause a drop off in performance. |
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25 Sep 2005, 15:29 (Ref:1415999) | #2 | ||
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The teams don't keep the cars, A1 are responsible for maintaining and shipping them to each race. So while the teams with rich backers may be able to afford better mechanics (Arden, Carlin, etc) and so on, there's still a large chance a 'lower' team can storm through and win a race if they can find a decent pilot.
Edit: I'm not entirely sure if I'm right about the teams keeping the cars. I'm sure someone will correct me though. |
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25 Sep 2005, 15:53 (Ref:1416011) | #3 | |
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I noticed China had a Beer sponsor on the back of their rear wing.
But with money only going to 40% of the teams by the end of the season we might see an even more severly spread competition as developments within teams/drivers are made. |
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25 Sep 2005, 16:02 (Ref:1416016) | #4 | |||
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Mexico and Salvador Duran did a pretty darn good job today for a 'lower' team. |
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25 Sep 2005, 19:57 (Ref:1416169) | #5 | |||
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Agreed about Mexico, and proves A1's point that you don't have to arrive at the race as a favourite to do remarkably well for yourself. |
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26 Sep 2005, 07:15 (Ref:1416549) | #6 | ||
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The cars are all owned by the A1GP organisation.
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