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Originally Posted by MontegoblueE92
Then why do certain driver's get paid more? Salary is analogous to skill.
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No, it's not.
Salary is exactly the amount of money necessary to keep someone employed.
And regarding Kimi's performance last year, I think he drove just fine. It was down to the car and we know that they gave up.
But perception is everything in F1 and the bottom line is that Ferrari were going to sign Alonso (despite their denials) and (for obvious reasons) they were not going to fire Massa.
It was an academic decision for Ferrari, but I would argue that it was not the right one.
They (obviously) regret doing exactly the same thing with Schumacher.
In either case, salary was never an issue.