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Quote:GiorgioF1
So... the rumor circulating right now is:
- Kubica has paid nothing for his extended development driver role,
- Kubica is being paid by Williams, handsomely,
- Kubica's sponsors have the money frozen and waiting for him if needed (miltiple millions, up to 10),
- option in his contract to become a regular driver for 2019,
- Lowe still hugely behind Kubica,
- Sirotkin was choosen because he was the safest option for the time being, they are willing to let Kubica prove that the speed is still there, hence the rumored 8 FP's Kubica will get (there were rumors that Williams had these 8 for sale, but Kubica gets them for free) and participation in all of the season testing,
- the russian money is being paid in chunks,
- Rosberg is happy about the situation and the contract,
- Kubica's contract its more complicated that people think,
- Benoit talks about possible performance clauses in the Sirotkins contract,
- thats why all of this took so long, there are multiple nuances in the contracts that needed to be finally agreed upon.
Quote:Ozzy Osbone
I may stand alone with this view but I think we have a couple of really good drivers. Stroll was thrown in too quickly but was his performance all that bad? Do points win prizes?
Quote:GiorgioF1
So he is telling bullshit in the comments there, ok, i got it. Silly no-name journalist then.
Quote:GiorgioF1Quote:Ozzy Osbone
I may stand alone with this view but I think we have a couple of really good drivers. Stroll was thrown in too quickly but was his performance all that bad? Do points win prizes?
No, the teams are here just for fun.
Quote:Mehryar
Let's see what these 2 young kids can do in 2018.who knows! Sirotkin can prove all of us wrong though on paper it's our worst line-up since...since I can remember.
Quote:williamsdb.comQuote:GiorgioF1
So... the rumor circulating right now is:
- Kubica has paid nothing for his extended development driver role,
- Kubica is being paid by Williams, handsomely,
- Kubica's sponsors have the money frozen and waiting for him if needed (miltiple millions, up to 10),
- option in his contract to become a regular driver for 2019,
- Lowe still hugely behind Kubica,
- Sirotkin was choosen because he was the safest option for the time being, they are willing to let Kubica prove that the speed is still there, hence the rumored 8 FP's Kubica will get (there were rumors that Williams had these 8 for sale, but Kubica gets them for free) and participation in all of the season testing,
- the russian money is being paid in chunks,
- Rosberg is happy about the situation and the contract,
- Kubica's contract its more complicated that people think,
- Benoit talks about possible performance clauses in the Sirotkins contract,
- thats why all of this took so long, there are multiple nuances in the contracts that needed to be finally agreed upon.
Do you have any source for any of this? I ask because I find any of it very hard to believe. Williams pay Kubica? Come on! They have just taken a load of cash in from Sirotkin. They aren't going to give it away to someone sitting on the sidelines.