SeanKHotay Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 (edited) I ran across this on another site...don't know accuracy, can't tell the source. But, based on this, I'm following this up with a subjective ROI (Return On Investment) for the teams on the drivers they invested in. See follow-up post. F1 driver salaries revealed below are the salaries of all of this year's F1 drivers and the total amountDriver Salary Kimi Räikkönen: €17,992,788.45 Fernando Alonso: €14,994,746.84 Felipe Massa: €12,997,244.94 Jenson Button: €12,995,694.54 Lewis Hamilton: €11,496,521.15 David Coulthard: €8,495,871.69 Rubens Barrichello: €7,997,921.44 Jarno Trulli: €7,996,671.50 Nick Heidfeld: €7,497,597.45 Mark Webber: €5,997,998.65 Robert Kubica: €4,498,467.20 Heikki Kovalainen: €2,999,025.85 Nico Rosberg: €2,499,032.89 Nelson Piquet Jr: €1,999,245.66 Timo Glock: €1,299,489.80 Sebastien Bourdais: €1,299,413.04 Kazuki Nakajima: €649,835.19 Sebastian Vettel: €599,662.56 Giancarlo Fisichella: €399,779.00 Adrian Sutil: €249,686.78 Edited November 20, 2008 by shao_khan Trying and failing to help with format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKHotay Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Crap formatting but can't figger out better... My subjective Driver ROI (Return on Investment) rating based on equipment used (i.e., Ferrari>>>>Honda), race showing, race finish, and/or visible improvement during season (US broadcast). A race highlight (something to show a sponsor) scores higher than consistency (again, subjectively). Driver ROI Name/Salary --> Highlight(s) & Notes 1) Sebastian Vettel: €599,662.56 --> Wins Monza with a lower 2nd tier car, drove car 140% 2) Robert Kubica: €4,498,467.20 --> Almost consistent top 3 finisher in a car with small operating “sweet” spot. 3) Lewis Hamilton: €11,496,521.15 --> Won Championship, cameras and FIA tracked him everywhere, screwed up too many times to be higher. 4) Felipe Massa: €12,997,244.94 --> Nearly won Championship, would’ve won if not for team and his errors. Cameras tracked him everywhere. 5) Fernando Alonso: €14,994,746.84 --> Won races with 2nd tier car, drove car 110%+ 6) Timo Glock: €1,299,489.80 --> consistent showing, drove car 100%, almost matched his teammate for comparative chump change, definitely worth >>1/6 of Trulli 7) Nelson Piquet Jr: €1,999,245.66 --> Nearly won two races as a rookie in a 2nd tier car, I remember more of him that I do my favorite party driver who is... 8) Kimi Räikkönen: €17,992,788.45 --> Should’ve done better than his teammate. My favorite party driver only used car 85%, can & should retire on his 18M and in his bear suit to open up a seat *unless he decides to race*. 9) Sebastien Bourdais: €1,299,413.04 --> Emerged late in season when he outdrove his pay and occasionally his car. 10) Heikki Kovalainen: €2,999,025.85 --> Should’ve done much better with a top tier car. 11) Adrian Sutil: €249,686.78 --> would’ve placed 4th at Monaco in a bottom feeder car if Kimi hadn’t punted him 12) Nick Heidfeld: €7,497,597.45 --> should’ve done much better, disappeared in field too much, almost put him behind Trulli 13) Jarno Trulli: €7,996,671.50 --> Occasionally outdrove his 2nd tier car, only behind Hide-in-the-Field due to half his driver’s points. 14) Kazuki Nakajima: €649,835.19 --> A few highlight flares-to-flameouts for a mid-pack car 15) Mark Webber: €5,997,998.65 --> bested his higher paid teammate too many times. 16) Nico Rosberg: €2,499,032.89 --> definite highlights but didn’t do 4x his teammate; he wasn’t his father’s worth this year 17) Giancarlo Fisichella: €399,779.00 --> cheap pay for a moving obstacle 18) David Coulthard: €8,495,871.69 --> too much pay for the return, should retired after '07 season, sad ending to a long career. 19) Rubens Barrichello: €7,997,921.44 --> steep pay for a moving obstacle 20) Jenson Button: €12,995,694.54 --> steepest pay for a moving eco-obstacle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Nope - I couldnt make it look any prettier either....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 3) Lewis Hamilton: €11,496,521.15 --> Won Championship, cameras and FIA tracked him everywhere, screwed up too many times to be higher. How can he finisher higher? 18) David Coulthard: €8,495,871.69--> too much pay for the return, should retired after '07 season, sad ending to a long career. IIRC, he helped the team quite a bit, with his experience 19) Rubens Barrichello: €7,997,921.44--> steep pay for a moving obstacle 20) Jenson Button: €12,995,694.54 --> steepest pay for a moving eco-obstacle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupramax Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Talking of moving obstacles I was at Honda F1 the other day and the amount of money/effort that they spend to achieve very little is beyond belief. The whole place is like an operating theatre, seriously, the level of cleanliness alone was unbelievable. They are seriously on a mission for next season apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Interesting salaries, hilarious ROI assessments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 The whole place is like an operating theatre, seriously, the level of cleanliness alone was unbelievable. From what I've seen, they're all like that But I thought F1 drivers were paid in US$...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Might well do now the exchange rate has dropped a bit. But the Euro is strong at the mo, so who knows. However, whatever the currency - they are well paid. The wolf at the door has been slain, well slaughtered and minced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 it makes Jesnon's manager/agent look like a negotiation genius... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKHotay Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Originally Posted by SeanKHotay 3) Lewis Hamilton: €11,496,521.15 --> Won Championship, cameras and FIA tracked him everywhere, screwed up too many times to be higher. How can he finisher higher? - Win the Championship by his driving skills, - not punt into Kimi at a stop light Originally Posted by SeanKHotay Originally Posted by SeanKHotay 18) David Coulthard: €8,495,871.69 --> too much pay for the return, should retired after '07 season, sad ending to a long career IIRC, he helped the team quite a bit, with his experience ABSOLUTELY! As I'm sure my other favorite drivers Reubens and Jensen did theirs. But that wasn't part of the ROI considerations which were what attracts eyeballs and therefore sponsors. From what I've seen, they're all like that But I thought F1 drivers were paid in US$...? Like Cruiser67 infers, the €:US dropped from the beginning of the year ($1.57 = €1, irrc), £ was almost worth $2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 So the figures are all to cock then. If they're paid in US$, the figures from whoever should be in US$ Regardless of whether Hamilton drove into the back of Raikonnen or not, most every driver this year fecked up in some way or other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKHotay Posted November 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 So the figures are all to cock then. If they're paid in US$, the figures from whoever should be in US$ . Full disclosure: 1) I figure these numbers were run thru 'that day's' currency converter at least 2x already so... B) ...I wasn't doing it again, adding to the currency swap error. III) I'm at *least* 6 steps away from the original snitch source...and who knows where they came from before that. ... most every driver this year fecked up in some way or other. Yup! Just giving some examples. I actually expected more argument w/ my ratings... Just thought it'd be a fun exercise... Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 It's a good post - I just reckon the whole "which F1 driver is better than the other" thing has been done to death on here over the past couple of months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Eitherway, and whatever currency converter at anytime of the year - they are well paid. Nice work if you can get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 I was offered a drive with McLaren but I turned it down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Watson Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 I was offered a drive with McLaren but I turned it down Those buggys are hard to squeeze your ar$e into I guess! Maybe a better question would be who impressed the most on their way to F1. Surely Lewis was one of the top drivers on his way up, especially if you compare his results to his team mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Sh*t yes, I spelt it wrong - it was Maclaren Re your other comment, Hamilton was "groomed" by McLaren. Kovaleinen wasn't. Prize for "most groomed" driver would go to Hamilton, but the prize for most talented in 2008 wouldn't, despite his winning the title, simply because some very talented drivers are in worse cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiekip Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Thought Heidfeld deserved a higher spot. Spa and Silverstone were aweseom drives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKHotay Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Actually, Heidfeld and Bourdais were the ones I muddled over most. I hear ya...& I gave a pass to Bobby Kubiça for his few bad showings but, in the end, I felt Heidfeld hid-in-the-field too much w/ the same equipment. But, yes, Spa and Silverstone drives were awesome! Thought Heidfeld deserved a higher spot.Spa and Silverstone were aweseom drives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKHotay Posted April 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Well, Vettel seems to be well the bargain of the past two years. I hear that money isn't his driver, negotiates his own contracts with one lawyer/solicitor... Button and Barrichello were earning their money behind the scenes...paying off now. Hey, Mook, were you offered the Renault seat before last weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Don't forget that Button took an approx 50% pay cut for this season. Looks a bargain now and he is driving very well indeed. Not so bad after all is he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Don't forget that Button took an approx 50% pay cut for this season. Looks a bargain now and he is driving very well indeed. Not so bad after all is he. I'll be the first to admit it I got him him wrong and I'm pleasantly surprised how good both him and Rubens are doing. I thought Brawn should have taken the risk with Senna but I guess he won't have the experience to develop the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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