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Originally Posted by F1Guy
Just for you confused people, I was referring to posts #25 and #27 of this thread
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That should be #24 and #27.
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Originally Posted by VIVA GT
I'm not disagreeing with what you're saying here, but apart from the drivers at the front end, I think it's fair to say that few of the drivers are where they are purely due to their driving talent. The teams nearer the back of the grid have a different agenda, mostly financial (a case in point being the once great Williams GP). If Ericsson is popular with the sponsors (for example) he could be good for their promotions, and therefore be earning the team lots of money, money that the team needs to be there in the first place.
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True Viva GT. Many say Ericsson is the male version of Carmen Jorda. Not much driving talent, but only there because of his good looks and the money he brings through promotions/sponsors. And as you said, this money helps the team's decision to keep him much easier.
