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F1: 2014 driver salaries The annual list of F1 salaries has again been published, and while Ferrari's Fernando Alonso remains top, he has now been joined by team-mate Kimi Raikkonen and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel. The information - complied by Business Book GP2014 and reported on TomorrowNewsF1.com - reckons all three are now on around €22 million, with Kimi Raikkonen gaining considerably after moving from Lotus to the Scuderia. Vettel's income has also increased substantially in the wake of his fourth F1 Drivers' title in a row. Lewis Hamilton meanwhile has now dropped to fourth in the rankings, although he remains on a reputed €20 million retainer with Mercedes, one spot in front of Jenson Button, taking home €16 million with McLaren. Current Championship leader Nico Rosberg saw his pay increased by Mercedes from €11 million to €12 million, while Felipe Massa drops to €4 million after losing his seat at Ferrari and then moving to Williams. Further back, Nico Hulkenberg is now apparently earning four times as much as he did in 2013, with Force India paying him €4 million, while his team-mate, Sergio Perez has seen his salary doubled to €3 million – despite being dumped by McLaren. Lotus duo Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado also earn €3 million, it is claimed. Williams' Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo both look a real bargain at €1 million and €750,000 respectively, while F1 2014 rookie Kevin Magnussen gets €1 million with McLaren. Fellow F1 newbie Daniil Kvyat is on €250,000 with Toro Rosso. The full breakdown is below... Drivers: 1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari €22m = Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari €22m =Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing €22m 4. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes €20m 5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes €16m 6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes €12m 7. Felipe Massa Williams €4m = Nico Hulkenberg Force India F1 €4m 9. Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 Team €3m = Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 Team €3m = Sergio Perez Force India F1 €3m 12. Adrian Sutil Sauber €2m 13. Kevin Magnuseen McLaren-Mercedes €1m = Valtteri Bottas Williams €1m 15. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing €750,000 = Jean-Eric Vergne Scuderia Toro Rosso €750,000 17. Jules Bianchi Marussia €500,000 18. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber €400,000 19. Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso €250,000 20. Max Chilton Marussia €200,000 21. Marcus Ericsson Caterham F1 €150,000 = Kamui Kobayshi Caterham F1 €150,000 What the F1 teams spent on drivers in 2014: 1. Ferrari €44m 2. Mercedes €32m 3. Red Bull Racing €22.75m 4. McLaren-Mercedes €17m 5. Force India €7m 6. Lotus F1 team €6m 7. Williams €5m 8. Sauber €2.4m 9. Scuderia Toro Rosso €1m 10. Marussia €700,000 11. Caterham €300,000

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Sochi F1 Paddock at night.

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Wonder if it means, that if they get free engines and a pot of gold from the car manufacturer that constitutes a Works Team rather than a Customer Team where you pay for your engines. .!!

I have just asked this question from somebody who should know.. What defines a Works Team in F1, as McLaren are calling themselves a Works Team in 2015 with their tie up with Honda. I thought the only works Teams in F1 are Ferrari and Mercedes, and previously Renault as they manufactured the complete car and engine..!!!

Only going by Eric Boullier recent statement which said. "Being a Works Team is a massive difference its impossible for a customer Team to be World Champions."

McLaren are also using second rate Merc engines, as a customer Team, with Honda back they now become a works Team again, so watch them fly.

Belgian newspaper "La Meuse" today: F1 moves for 2015 season: Hamilton back to Mc Laren Alonso to Mercedes Vettel for Ferrari And: Jenson Button will go WEC with Porsche.

Two cracking cars , a credit to you, Sorry to hear about your Dad.

I'll let you draw your own conclusions from this video... :lol:

Latest BTCC News for Brands. http://www.btcc.net/

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Yep ! Tesco told me it was supposed to end in Sept, but they are now running it until Feb 2015 on average I save about £13 to £14 on a Tank full of Momentum 99. :thumbs:

Brilliant plane, just the sight and sound of it frightened the enemy.

The DVLA always get this bit wrong, as Hassan said. I also have 2 log books in my name for the Zed as its on a private plate..

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Russia Fri 10 October 2014 Practice 1 07:00 - 08:30 Practice 2 11:00 - 12:30 Sat 11 October 2014 Practice 3 09:00 - 10:00 Qualifying 12:00 Sun 12 October 2014 Race 12:00

Final Round of the BTCC this weekend at Brands. :thumbs: http://www.brandshatch.co.uk/calendar/2014/october/btcc-1112-october-bh.aspx

Hey guys, guess what? I've heard from various sources that Max Chilton had dinner with Marco Mattiacci last week, and is going to be driving the Ferrari next year instead of Kimi. Also, Sutil was giving Lewis a quick handjob under the table to the side of them to apologise for the fight incident. It's true, I've had that from very good inside sources. I would put a £10 on that..!! :thumbs:

H'mmm Worth a punt on Betfair. ???

Vettel and Alonso: The next McLaren dream team? (This is from Maurice Hamilton a well respected F1 Journalist.) I have it on good authority that both Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso recently flew into Farnborough on different days. On each occasion, they were scooped up by Mercedes vehicles and whisked away without ceremony. The McLaren Technology Centre is 15 miles east of the private airport. Do you see where I'm coming from? Or, more to the point, where they might have been going to? To the best of my knowledge, neither Seb or Fernando have relatives or mates in Surrey they might have been calling on for afternoon tea. The obvious implication is that McLaren were/are talking to the drivers individually. But here's a thought: An Alonso/Vettel partnership in the mould of Senna/Prost is the sort of thing Ron Dennis dreams of and perhaps explains what I thought to be a contented look during his interview with Martin Brundle for Sky F1 last weekend. Thinking about it further, Vettel has not actually said he's going to Ferrari; Christian Horner has done it for him - but mainly through innuendo. On the other hand, Ferrari's Marco Mattiacci made no comment, which suggests discussions with Vettel are on-going. Were that not the case and a McLaren/Vettel deal had been done, Mattiacci would surely have issued a strong rebuttal, if only to take the heat off the inference that Sebastian would be replacing Fernando. Forget the thought that Alonso wouldn't want to return to McLaren after the debacle over Spygate. Fernando is, above all, a ruthless pragmatist, as is Dennis. The 2007 season was a long time ago in racing terms and, as Sir Frank Williams used to say when a fib had been exposed: "circumstances change". The biggest change, of course, is the return of Honda in 2015. This may not be 1988 when Honda arrived at McLaren and swept all before them; the competition is ten times stronger for a start and the power unit package infinitely more complex. But word has it that the work done so far in Japan is mighty impressive and Honda have had more technical freedom than Mercedes, Renault and Ferrari to incorporate the latest know-how into the 2015 power unit. As Dennis said in the Sky F1 interview: "Honda's commitment is mind-blowing. The engine is a piece of jewellery. It's performing better than expected by this time in the development programme. The competitiveness of the engine is going to be, without question, for 2015." In any case, McLaren-Honda has to be a better potential bet than Ferrari in its current state. Which leads to the obvious question: why on earth would Vettel want to go to Maranello right now? Personally, I don't believe the cache of racing for Ferrari is a strong enough incentive, although I do agree there would be some merit in wishing to get away from the smiling and very quick Daniel Ricciardo at the other side of the Red Bull garage. So, how about a move to McLaren-Honda instead, even if Alonso is in the other car? Racing drivers being racing drivers, Vettel will believe he can beat Fernando just as surely as Alonso thinks he could see off Seb. You have to say it was 50-50 when they were at each other's throats during that terrific struggle at Silverstone. "We want the most competitive drivers available," Dennis told Brundle in response to a question about Alonso. "Of course, Fernando is one of them. I've talked to every driver in the pit lane - well, let's say, at the top end of the pit lane. There is no impediment to Lewis coming back, Fernando coming back, Jenson and Kevin staying. We have options." Dennis then rounded off his interview (the full 42-minute version is well-worth watching, by the way) with a telling comment when discussing McLaren drivers past and present. "What a privilege to work with so many world champions, share the successes and see them win in a McLaren car," said Ron. "It's just great." Then a brief pause, before adding with that wolfish grin. "And it's going to happen again in the future." Alonso and Vettel? You can bet it's crossed Ron's mind more than once.

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