Are Toyota and Red Bull pricing their competitors out of the market?
Quote selected text Published January 17th, 2007 in NASCAR News
Team Red Bull has been accused of paying 200 to 300 percent more to hire John Probst, a top Ford engineer. Dan Davis, director of Ford Racing Technology, said he heard that Michael Waltrip Racing came up with more than $20 million to lure Dale Jarrett away from the Yates team.
Salaries are a closely held secret throughout NASCAR, and Michael Waltrip Racing officials have denied those figures.
[New York Times]
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Why would Toyota pay high dollar for top engineers and not pay high dollars to get better drivers or a better team?
@$#@ you Toyota
i hate toyota
Serg, it may be because they know it’s mostly about setup and aero in NASCAR. If you can get a driver to give good feedback and not burn the tires up early, a well engineered, slippery car will beat a better driver.
Plus, they don’t exactly have hacks at the wheel. They have an interesting mix of experience, young talent and business acumen.