Andy_Bangle Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 a £32m Sunseeker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Wow! We now know how he's getting to the Monaco GP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 That's a nice looking yacht This kind of thing makes me bloody proud to be British - marine engineering at its best. His last one never got delivered to him. I used to see it most days as it say in the harbour at Poole. Claimed to be a super-fast boat, but it wouldn't get above 18 knots when it was in the water. Shame, because that was a bloody handsome thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 I hate bagpipes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 That is really nice. Just goes to show the BBC wages are still exceptional ... My dad bought a couple of Sunseekers for the Omani royal family when the top level Sunseeker was nothing like this in terms of size and cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 You know what, as lovely as that is....a yacht/boat holds absolutely no appeal to me whatsoever. Not even a £5,000 dinghy. Or a £32m superyacht, or the type that Abramovich has. I like seeing them, but I was to win Euromillions and pocket £50m tomorrow, a yacht wouldn't even be near my shopping list. A private jet is something else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Oh, I'd have a boat in a heartbeat over a private plane. Except I probably wouldn't on the basis of their extortionate costs to run. What am I talking about - I've got a boat. It has an open air deck, an inside, is quite fast and moored in one of the nicest water locations around - on the Thames in Richmond. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 A jet is a lot easier to shoot out of the sky, so that's all good with me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 It if flys, floats or f*cks then rent it by the hour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) A jet is a lot easier to shoot out of the sky? When is the last time you saw a Yacht in the sky? Edited January 27, 2014 by NewNiceMrMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) A jet is a lot easier to shoot out of the sky? When is the last time you saw a Yacht in the sky? That's precisely why! You can't shoot a yacht out of the sky - as it's in the water! Edited January 27, 2014 by cruiser647 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) Given the wealth required to run one of these, let alone buy it, I still don't think I would, i'd just rent, same with private jets, I don't get that either, just rent one when you need it. Just goes to show how much money is in F1 really, I read somewhere that it has a higher turnover than football, baseball and basketball combined. Edited January 27, 2014 by Tipex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Oh it's a squillion dollar industry - Eddie Jordan did stupidly well out of F1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 How on earth can you make more out of it than the sport which is watched by more people - i..e chavball? Are driver's salaries on a level with football players'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcat Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 The boat was made in what looks like Ipswich Marina, may be wrong. I know SunSeeker have a yard there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 According to this article: http://www.crash.net/f1/news/191002/1/f1-2013-driver-salaries-published-but-who-earns-most.html 1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari €20m = Lewis Hamilton Mercedes €20m3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes €16m 4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing €12m 5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes €11m6. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing €10m 7. Felipe Massa Ferrari €6m8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus F1 Team €3m9. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes €1.5m10. Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 Team €1m= Pastor Maldonado Williams €1m= Nico Hulkenberg Sauber €1m13. Valtteri Bottas Williams €600,00014. Jules Bianchi Marussia €500,000= Adrian Sutil Force India F1 €500,00016. Paul di Resta Force India F1 €400,000= Daniel Ricciardo Scuderia Toro Rosso €400,000= Jean-Eric Vergne Scuderia Toro Rosso €400,00019. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber €200,00020. Charles Pic Caterham €150,000= Giedo van der Garde Caterham €150,000= Max Chilton Marussia €150,000 So, a handful of top drivers earn close to twice as much as the very top footballers but get to the back of the grid and they're on the same as top League One players - and that is probably paid direct by sponsors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Suspect Kimi is in for a big pay rise in 2014!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Suspect Kimi is in for a big pay rise in 2014!!! He might actually get paid as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 So I only need to spend a year at the front of the grid, and I'm sorted? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted January 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 ... first you've gotta reach the grid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 I'd be dead impressed if you launched your own F1 team Patently. Just look at the rewards on offer - sod the £20m salary - as the owner you get a yacht built in Poole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 If I did launch an F1 team, I think I could be fairly confident that the other drivers would keep well clear of my cars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) If I did launch an F1 team, I think I could be fairly confident that the other drivers would keep well clear of my cars Would be very good for the economy with all that work for the bodywork company Edited January 27, 2014 by Cuprabob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 So I only need to spend a year at the front of the grid, and I'm sorted? 20 million salary minus 19 million damage waiver = 1 million. Enough if you don't want a yacht. Possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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