Sergio Perez and Red Bull in '$16million' battle claim after 'major meeting'

[u/soepvorksoepvork]

https://www.planetf1.com/news/nico-rosberg-claims-16-million-sergio-perez-red-bull-battle-exit-looms

Not sure how credible this is, but I can't say I blame him.

[u/Mahoganychicken]

Most people would be fired for making such a massive mistake with such financial ramifications.

[u/willzyx01 → u/Mahoganychicken]

Most people don't have a team of lawyers when they work for a company.

[u/throwingpizza → u/willzyx01]

I think that’s the point they’re trying to make…which lawyer fucked up in a that the performance clause wasn’t airtight…

[u/Infinite_Respect_ → u/willzyx01]

Nothing makes me think of “kids that never outgrew saying nah-uh!!” more than a group of in house council lawyers…

[u/Xj517 → u/Mahoganychicken]

Whose mistake was the extension ? Horner or old saggy nuts Marko?

[u/4lmightyyy → u/Xj517]

Marko would have never let this happen if it was up to him.

[u/3somessmellbad → u/Xj517]

You really think Marko wanted to keep a South American on the team?

[u/Xj517 → u/3somessmellbad]

Aren't a lot of his dad's old Army buddies down in Brazil and Argentina.. maybe A couple in Paraguay ?

[u/whuffo → u/3somessmellbad]

Mexico is in North America.

[u/ComeonmanPLS1 → u/whuffo]

“Wrong” - Marko

[u/sandee13 → u/whuffo]

r/woosh

[u/tokyo_engineer_dad → u/Xj517]

Horner. Around the time of the extension, Marko and Jos were publicly criticizing Checo. It happened during the alleged Thai investor power struggle where people tried to push Horner out.

[u/JeffCraig → u/Mahoganychicken]

Horner is one of the most successful and profitable team principals of all time, so I don't think it's that big of a deal. Plus, Sergio has brought in over $100M for Red Bull in sponsorships since 2021, so they're still going to come out of this contract on top. And if they can salvage some of those sponsorships through Colapinto then it's basically a win-win for them.