Rookieracer

Wow! Looks like Gene is paying for everything in 2016!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/20.../#13bb41f37dd1

BrianCunningham

Wtf???

Zoxxo

Nothing new or unexpected in this.

Unless things have changed recently, scoring points in a season means that (a) Bernie pays for shipping your stuff around the world NEXT year (or at least a fair potion thereof) and (b) you get a share of this year's prize money kitty NEXT year based upon how many points you scored THIS year. That money is doled out in several payments over the season rather than in a single chunk.

Back a few years (2009-2010) when Bernie and the FIA wanted new teams to sign up, Bernie was giving a $10 million "signing bonus" to any new teams that qualified (in this case "Virgin Racing", "Lotus" & "HRT".) That bonus deal has passed and Bernie's not giving that to Haas.

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