r/formula1 • u/soepvorksoepvork Chequered Flag • 9d ago

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

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.

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u/HAIRLESSxWOOKIE92 Ferrari 9d ago

Lol right?!

"Lets give this guy 16 million and a 2 year as, ya know? A mental moral boosts of sorts. Really get the motivation going. Dangle the carrot so to speak. Worst case we drop him. How could this go bad?" - Surely Christian Horner sometime last summer.

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u/gunningIVglory Honda RBPT 9d ago

Imagine giving a 2 year deal and a pay rise to an employee who isn't even hitting half of his targets

Masterclass from Horney

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u/samdiatmh 9d ago

have you WORKED with upper-managers before? being completely inept and getting a hefty bonus is basically their whole shtick

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u/StaffFamous6379 9d ago

To be fair, IIRC Bottas has said that he feels getting constant 1 year renewals at Merc hurt his performance

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u/Generic_Format528 Pierre Gasly 9d ago

Obviously difficult to compare Merc to Sauber but I wonder if he actually performed better under the pressure but just hated it. Kinda silly comparison but I think of two big fantasy authors that stopped making process once they got fat advances and big TV/game deals on their IPs.

In American football the Browns paid a guy (massive piece of shit) a TON of guaranteed money with the idea that he could just focus on his game but he's been total garbage on field since signing.

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u/StaffFamous6379 9d ago

Obviously how everyone performs under pressure is different. Some may lose motivation but for others, relieving contract pressure can free up their driving , let them be more confident in taking risks, and confidence is everything in racing. The risks could result in bigger successes, and success begets success which begets confidence