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19 Sep 2005, 14:00 (Ref:1411381) | #1 | |
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Jenson stays!
Autosport Atlas are reporting that BAR are keeping Jenson Button - does anybody subscribe - can you enlighten us further?
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19 Sep 2005, 14:06 (Ref:1411383) | #2 | ||
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10 millions $. Williams gets the money. BAR gets Button. Everybody happy.
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19 Sep 2005, 14:07 (Ref:1411385) | #3 | ||
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It's understood that WilliamsF1 , BAR and Jenson Button have agreed terms which will see the English driver remain at Brackley in 2006. Button , who had a contract to drive for WilliamsF1 in 2006, sought to get out of it, just twelve months after a similar wrangle which saw him seeking to leave BAR. None of the parties involved is willing to comment at this time, though an official confirmation is expected at any time. |
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19 Sep 2005, 14:08 (Ref:1411387) | #4 | |
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Except me! I wanted Williams to get a terrific driver pairing.
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19 Sep 2005, 14:09 (Ref:1411388) | #5 | ||
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Was it not being written in the media that SFW would not budge even for £26m to release Button to BAR? or was it another of those rumours
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19 Sep 2005, 14:27 (Ref:1411401) | #8 | |
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You're full of good jokes today Louis! A chance, yes - but I think I'm more likely to win the lottery. and I don't buy a lottery ticket!
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19 Sep 2005, 14:28 (Ref:1411403) | #9 | ||
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Please let us know when and if it gets officially confirmed (Hmmm Louis, you were not that bad with your prediction that the dominos would fall on Sept 15th).
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19 Sep 2005, 14:28 (Ref:1411405) | #10 | ||
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wow. so he managed to do it. amazing.
who will drive for Frank now Nick has gone to BMW? will anyone give Sato a race drive? questions questions! |
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19 Sep 2005, 14:34 (Ref:1411414) | #11 | ||
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Obvisouly Frank needed that cash to stay a float. I would think he regrets not selling to BMW.
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19 Sep 2005, 14:49 (Ref:1411425) | #13 | ||
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I don't think the cash is a must-have to keep Williams alive, but knowing how Frank and Patrick think of drivers, they must have decided that the 10million will do more for the team's performance than a whinging Jenson would.
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19 Sep 2005, 14:59 (Ref:1411428) | #14 | |
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I wonder how much of that 10mil will be left over once Williams haved paid Cosworth for the engine?
Anyway, it looks like all my predictions in another thread are coming true. All it needs is Nico Rosberg to have the second Williams seat, although maybe they will go with Davidson, or Pizzonia? Looks like BAR have got a good line up for next year - a win must come in 2006, surely? |
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19 Sep 2005, 15:03 (Ref:1411431) | #16 | ||
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I think it's cost more than 10 mill to let Button off the hook.
I would say that William's second driver will be sponsorship led. My guess is Pizzonia with lots of Petrobras cash. |
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19 Sep 2005, 15:05 (Ref:1411433) | #17 | ||
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Ant is a Midland, Rosberg needs a year of testing to hone his skills. Pizza or maybe Jacques ... that's presuming he don't have a BMW drive ... oh the glory years of Williams, eh?
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Nico and Webber would be my bet for their 2006 line up.
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19 Sep 2005, 16:07 (Ref:1411475) | #21 | |
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F1 Racing.net give the figure at £25M. Who knows?
Jenson better make damned sure he beats Rubens. I don't doubt him personally, but he doesn't want the pressure to get on top of him. |
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19 Sep 2005, 16:09 (Ref:1411477) | #22 | ||
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I think I saw it on F1-Live a couple of weeks back - that HP are supposedly cutting sponsorship ties with the team at the end of this season too (a year early) - could have something to do with the £10M acceptance.
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19 Sep 2005, 16:15 (Ref:1411479) | #23 | ||
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F1Racing.net are reporting that Williams releases Button for £25m???
"The British racer will have to pay £25 million to be released from his Williams contract. Williams is expected to announce its agreement with Button's management within the next week" http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=98625 |
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19 Sep 2005, 16:16 (Ref:1411480) | #24 | ||
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OOps...just noticed that Glen had already posted the £25m thingy
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19 Sep 2005, 16:22 (Ref:1411484) | #25 | ||
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didn't they turn down 12 million last week, yet now it's 10 million???? or 25 million???
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