gibells wrote:
Well for one thing he immediately turned on Jenson questioning his loyalty to the team when Jenson (while looking for another job, and feeling the speculative breath of Schumacher on his overalls) visited Woking on a job interview.
Another was the supposed sponsorship he had secured from Brazil before the season (2009) began, which failed to materialise.
Another was his inability to secure sponsorship to a winning car in 2009.
Another was his naivity in getting Mercedes involved in the Henkel con.
I could go on...
Comments about loyalty and jumping ship and all sorts of crap come in and immediately out - almost like a condom: put it, use it, throw it away. You got what you wanted without long-term impact. Monty, Ron Dennis, Flavio and so many others are even better than Fry at it. It was actually quite a flat comment, IMO.
Yes, I read those also, and I remember his comment during the Brazilian GP regarding new sponsors. Still, I don't know what happened back there. And as far as sponsorship goes, Virgin pulled out because BrawnGP became an expensive team - Richard Brandson's words.
Securing sponsorship with or without a winning car was difficult. They were probably in a huge fix: how do you ask a company to pay millions for a team that could be a one-trick pony? Can you convince then otherwise or will you go cheap? Easy judging from a distance
If you read my comment again, you'll notice I mentioned that he was liked by BGP/Merc employees. Clearly you're not one of them.