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Originally Posted by Rtrorkt
Maybe more to the point, Ocon doesn't bring enough money with him meaning they need to select a less qualified driver to make their budget. Watching in detail the episode where Drive to Survive focused on Ocon and Perez before Force India was sold showed me a young driver, Ocon, focuses on the team and showing his skills and Perez holding on at all costs making stupid mistakes. Life ain't fair I suppose
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And I've often wondered something. Either the cars of any given team are only so fast that their place on the grid is pretty much consistent other than aberrations, or that a better driver would actually improve on that typical position.
So then the question comes down to, does the team take a lesser driver's money and finish in place x or do they take a better driver and finish higher in the order improving financial gains in other ways offsetting the driver's financial contribution?
So, is it
mainly the car and the team or is it
mainly the driver? Well, I think it can't be absolutely one or the other, so there is conundrum.