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http://www.wheels24.co.za/Wheels24/N...334447,00.html
The Dutch businessman, who is believed to share his Force India equity with his wealthy father Jan, stayed involved when he and Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya bought the team from Spyker. But according to reports this week from Holland, 38-year-old Mol's grand prix adventure may soon be over because his Force India share is up for sale. |
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Falling out perhaps? Or does the team boss requirements need applicants to have an attention span of a goldfish these days?
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I may have said this in the past, this has the making of an Indian restaurant closing down soon. I reckon it'll re-open as a Korean (South) restaurant in the near future. Now if Mallya pulls out, where will the high spending sponsor come from? How will this team be able to develop this team to be sufficiently competitive to relegate it from the back of the grid? Call it Karma, call it what you like, after they pushed Super Aguri out of F1. But with the likely demise of Torro Rosso, I just cannot see Force remaining in F1. |
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If Mallya pulls out, I am willing to bet that the team known as Force India, Spyker, and heck I can't even remember what it was before Spyker, will fold. Still people can't see who's to blame for all this and arranged a witch hunt against Max! There is a problem with this business. The people who invest and are the active part of it aren't getting enough money out of it to be able to sustain their participation. However a so called commercial rights holder is making more money than ever. |
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Ioan,
I think Valve bounce was being sarcastic, about what the team was called before. If anyone has a go at Ferrari or MAx Mosely (who happens to be on the Ferrari pay role)-(that's being sarcastic too), you seem to get very upset. They are only expressing their opinions, like yourself, but everyone else manages to do it with far less venom. Can't will all play nicely!!!!!!! (more sarcasm). |
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Ioan, ![]() ![]() Come in, Spinner!! |
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Now, he didn't get rich at his team's expense at all, did he? F1 teams make money out of selling advertising space on the cars, if it wasn't for this they wouldn't afford the money needed to compete. This business is not built for their survival, that's the problem. |
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Having a few millions means rich compared to ordinary peoples standards, however it's very poor by F1 team standards, if he was to use his own money he wouldn't have been around for more than another season. That little team deserved to win the championship, what was it in '98 or '99 with Frentzen. But by developing the car, they had no resources for the following years car. All the while, Eddie is getting richer and richer..... |
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Well, I was playing nicely (imagine how it is when I really use some venom ![]() ![]() Saw the guy on TV last night from my hospital bed - he looked like death warmed up. |
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It was called Midland and before it was called Jordan F1, a team that won f1 races on merit a few years ago, but lack of cash flow brought them where they are, all this while Bernie's account is set to burst. There is a problem with this business. The people who invest and are the active part of it aren't getting enough money out of it to be able to sustain their participation. However a so called commercial rights holder is making more money than ever. |
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ioan!! Saw the guy on TV last night from my hospital bed - he looked like death warmed up. |
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If Mallya pulls out, I am willing to bet that the team known as Force India, Spyker, and heck I can't even remember what it was before Spyker, will fold. While It is great for Kolles to say that Super Aguri failed because it didn't have a business plan, and that Force India has an excellent business plan, that is only true because Mallya is not only exceedingly rich, but the team has an excellent sponsor in Kingfisher which is owned by Mallya. Whats really sad was (even before actually reading the article, but was re-inforced a little after) is that this could be a false rumor in order to de-value Toro Rosso... Why buy 1/2 a team that hasn't desdigned (and maybe) built their own car in years when you can get 1/2 of force india, with a wealthier partner then Berger... I don't buy into the theory that it is terribly bad to be finishing last in F1 for a privateer (I believe I read a story awhile back that despite Minardi's poor showing on the track, Stoddart was actually making money off the team... It was an older story, so might be hard to find a link...) Of course the next theory of mine is that owning 1/2 of Force may still not be enough to influence driver selection, and that might be why the dutch want out... Either way, Force India for sale doesn't help Team Torro at all... |
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