SteveS1
I heard that, pardon?
Agreed. To paraphrase the late George Carmen QC from the Dodd case. “Accountants may be racing drivers, but racing drivers are never accountants.”
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Agreed. To paraphrase the late George Carmen QC from the Dodd case. “Accountants may be racing drivers, but racing drivers are never accountants.”
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Alonso on 31 points, Stroll on 9. I think that says more than 8th and 10th.
tones
Tones deaf
Quite true, he did, and this is mentioned in the video. And it follows that anyone who can drive an F1 car at all has to be good. However, what still clearly comes across is that sense of entitlement, the fact that his family connections are putting a thumb on the scales. I strongly suspect that many other F1 drivers given the equipment and backing that he has would do better with it.
Tumeni Notes
pfm Member
Yeah, but ...
Stroll on 9, with all of the following, including previous race winners Ricciardo and Bottas, on 0 (zero) ...
15 Alexander Albon
16 Esteban Ocon
17 Zhou Guanyu
18 Daniel Ricciardo
19 Pierre Gasly
20 Valtteri Bottas
21 Logan Sargeant
Stroll finished ahead of Ricciardo and Bottas last year, too. By quite a margin.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Which maybe says more about their cars and teams.
Here you go: how would he do if the team mate of Verstappen? Hamilton? Leclerc? In the Aston. He’d still drive into things, still behave like the spoilt brat that he is.
Yank
Bulbous Also Tapered
To truly follow the pattern, they'd need a last-minute engine swap too.
flutteringwow
She called me baby, like an old romantic
"In 2022, he (Lewis Hamilton) donated a staggering 6.7 per cent of his wealth, or £20 million, to causes related to youth, education, and employment. This translates to an astounding £2,283 per hour"
That's just ONE year and something he doesn't have to do. One of the most charitable of all 'celebrities' and the most of all F1 drivers.
Better than giving it to the Tories to give to their mates. How is Jeff Bezos doing on VAT avoidance?
"Amazon's tax avoidance. We estimate that Amazon's tax avoidance could have cost the UK economy around half a billion pounds in 2021. Ethical Consumer has calculated that, in 2021, up to half a billion pounds (£500,000,000) could have been lost to the UK public purse from the corporation tax avoidance of Amazon alone"
gez
pfm Member
I think you totally mis judge his character, (and that of pretty much all F1 drivers to be fair). He may well have helped promote good causes, but he's no altruist. People like him have no sense of "I've got enough money now", they're cut from the same cloth psychologically as the likes of Elon, Jobs, Gates et al, there's no such thing as having too much money in these peoples minds. They have a strong belief of entitlement. The proof is in the fact that they didn't drive for free after having earned their first £10 million which would have allowed them to live very comfortably for the rest of their lives.
flutteringwow
She called me baby, like an old romantic
I'd rather he have too much money (in your eyes) and be bunging charitable causes a fair whack of that each year, than not. Its more than you and I and probably everyone else on the forum do combined and then some, and without it, thats a big loss to a charity for doing some good work.
Entitlement, in my opinion, is when you don't give much or anything back. How are VER's charitable donations doing?
Why the f**k would anyone work for 'free' in a circus that is mostly entirely profit driven? Sure, take a big pay cut and drive for the lower end teams, as many drivers do do when they change contract.
gez
pfm Member
He's the only brit in the field, UK press are hardly going to care about the tax affairs of other F1 drivers.
SteveS1
I heard that, pardon?
No he isn’t, he’s not even the only Brit in the field who lives in Monaco. Nor have the media been all that interested in the affairs of previous Brit F1 drivers. The selectivity of criticism directed at Lewis by gammon tabloids has been as relentless as it’s usually inaccurate, they know their readership.
flutteringwow
She called me baby, like an old romantic
gez
pfm Member
And this is?
www.telegraph.co.uk
thesportsrush.com
Yup Lewis is being singled out over his financial affairs. Rich people have always been in the spotlight over their tax or business dealings, and rightly so.
$200,000,000 Tax Evasion Controversy, Headlined by Max Verstappen, Triggers Strict Measures From the Dutch Government
Max Verstappen has been publicly called out by an esteemed journalist for his privileged lifestyle prevalent in the principality of Monaco.
www.essentiallysports.com
Jenson Button pretended to own his girlfriend’s car to boost auction price, claims businessman
Legal proceedings accuse former F1 World Champion of fraudulent claim when advertising 1970 Ford Bronco
www.telegraph.co.uk
Fernando Alonso was accused of $42 million worth tax evasion
Fernando Alonso was accused of hiding millions of dollars in secret Swiss bank accounts when he was a McLaren driver.
Yup Lewis is being singled out over his financial affairs. Rich people have always been in the spotlight over their tax or business dealings, and rightly so.
gez
pfm Member
Forgive me for not remembering those wannabes.
flutteringwow
She called me baby, like an old romantic
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
gez
pfm Member
It was tongue in cheek. I should have used an emoji. They are indeed very talented drivers.
