Will New Sponsor Deals Save Williams F1 team’s Financial Future?
Feb.16 – Williams has played down concerns about financial strife in the wake of Nicholas Latifi’s departure from Formula 1...
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Mazepin ‘not offended’ by pay-driver jibe
Dec.5 – Nikita Mazepin insists he is “not offended” that he is often regarded as just another pay-driver in Formula 1...
Toto Wolff defends F1’s ‘pay drivers’
Oct.28 – Toto Wolff has defended some of F1’s so-called ‘pay drivers’, insisting their disparaging image is unfair...
Grosjean says Haas will sign two paying drivers for next season
Oct.24 – Haas needs “two paying drivers” to replace both Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean for 2021. That is not the..
Danner: F1 not entering ‘pay-driver’ era
Formula 1 is not about to enter the era of the so-called ‘pay-driver’, according to Christian Danner. As a result of the corona..
Magnussen: ‘Pay drivers’ could take over F1 seats
Kevin Magnussen says there is a risk drivers like him will be excluded from Formula 1 if the coronavirus changes the sport dramatically...
Sirotkin hits out at ‘pay driver’ label
Feb.5 – Sergey Sirotkin says he is ignoring those who call him a ‘pay driver’. Some, including sections of the media, say..
Backer: Calling Sirotkin pay-driver ‘pure lie’
Calling Sergey Sirotkin a pay-driver is a “pure lie”. That is the claim of Boris Rotenberg, the Russian billionaire who is..
Haas not keen on ‘pay driver’ model
Sep.7 – Team owner Gene Haas seems determined to avoid the ‘pay driver’ trend in F1. For the American team’s first..
Haryanto may need more funding for full Manor seat
Feb.25 – A cloud may already be hanging above Rio Haryanto’s new race seat at Manor. The 23-year-old rookie secured the drive..
Russian linked with Caterham F1 seat for Sochi
Daniil Kvyat might not be the only Russian on the Sochi grid next month. The Russian publication Sportbox claims that, amid the cockpit..
Haas wants pay driver for 2016 F1 seat
An alternative to Danica Patrick is a ‘pay driver’, F1’s newest team owner Gene Haas has admitted. Earlier, American Haas..
Marcus Ericsson pays millions to race at Caterham
Marcus Ericsson is bringing more than EUR 11 million in Swedish sponsorship to Caterham this year, the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat..
Lotus admits they need Maldonado’s millions
Lotus has admitted for the first time that Pastor Maldonado will boost the Enstone based team’s coffers in 2014. Earlier, Venezuelan..
Force India Team Boss: F1 pay drivers are wrong for us
Vijay Mallya says he will continue to resist going down the ‘pay driver’ path for his own formula one team. As many teams..
Jean Todt: Too many pay-drivers on todays F1 grid
Less than a month ago, the FIA’s low-profile president Jean Todt seemed to race away from the issue of cost cutting in formula one...
Bernie Ecclestone summons small F1 teams for meeting in London
Bernie Ecclestone has summoned the chiefs of F1’s smallest teams to his London headquarters. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport..
Timo Glock: Small teams stuck in vicious circle
Timo Glock has lamented the trend at the back of F1’s grid. The salaried German has been dropped by Marussia mid-contract, with the..
Marussia admits money reason for Glock F1 exit
Marussia on Monday admitted the need for money is behind the decision to part with the team’s long-time lead driver Timo Glock. It is..
Sergio Pérez hits back at Paul di Resta’s F1 pay-driver jibe
McLaren driver Sergio Pérez has hit back at Paul di Resta. This week, Force India driver di Resta revealed he had talks with McLaren when..
