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I'm not an F1 finance expert but I'll take a guess. I suspect the theory is he's worth more to the team in potential sponsorship than $15M. In other words, he isn't setting his value based on his track prowess alone. For example, if they can collect $50M from new/additional sponsors with him on the team then they're up $35M.

What Williams may be doing behind closed doors right now -- in addition to trying to negotiate a lower salary -- is asking lots of rich people how much money they'd be willing to cough up to be associated with Kimi Raikonnen's return to F1.



Also, the $15M figure I saw may have been pure speculation...wish I could remember where I saw that...

 

Don't forget his brief stint with NASCAR earlier this year.

 

At this point I think Heidfeld might be happy Renault dropped him. It has to be clear to everyone by now that he wasn't the problem. With 34 points he's still 10th in the championship standings and only 2 points behind Petrov. :lol:

Renault say 2011 car was 'failed experiment' (Reuters via eurosport.yahoo.com)

 

Honda Eyes Return With McLaren (formula-one.speedtv.com)

 

Yup, a typo, should be 1988-91.

 

What is postponed?

 

Non-driver testing, weird rigs, etc, from the Young Driver Test last week.

 

I'm watching the second practice session in Brazil and Vettel's on-board camera is actually a helmet cam. Very cool video. I hope he wears it for quali and the race as well.

 

Entertaining speculation:

Did exhaust heating cause Vettel's Abu Dhabi problem? (grandprix.com)

 

Sao Paolo weather forecast for tomorrow 80% chance of precip., Sunday 90%...

 

Precip forecast for the time of the race has dropped to around 40%...for now. I'm hoping for mixed conditions. :fingerscrossed: