Muistaako kukaan, kun minä alkuvuodesta sanoin, että Kalliolla on edessä viimeinen MotoGP-kausi....
Kaksi viimeistä vuotta Mika on ajanut kuninkuusluokassa ilman palkkaa. Toisin oli KTM-aikoina, kunhän oli täyspalkattu tehdaskuski.
Nyt Mika on kauden ollut ilman manageria, ilman asioiden hoitajaa. Ilman manageria ei MotoGP-maailmassa pärjätä.
:yuck:
GPone:
Here are the rankings for the MotoGP rider salaries, calculated based on their wages for this year and in light of their 2011 earnings prospects:
1. Valentino Rossi : from 12 to 15 million Euro
2. Jorge Lorenzo: from 4 to 7 million Euro
3. Casey Stoner: from 5 to 7 million Euro
4. Dani Pedrosa: from 3 to 4 million Euro
5. Andrea Dovizioso: from 1.5 to 2 million Euro
6. Marco Simoncelli: from 1.5 to 2 million Euro
7. Loris Capirossi: 1.5 million Euro
8. Ben Spies: from 1 to 2 million Euro
9. Alvaro Bautista: 1 million Euro
10. Randy De Puniet: from 500 thousand Euro to 1.2 million (if he goes to Suzuki)
11. Marco Melandri: 500 thousand Euro
12. Mika Kallio: 350 thousand Euro
13. Colin Edwards: 250 thousand Euro
14. Aleix Espargaro: 250 thousand Euro
Moto2: Andrea Iannone 200 thousand Euro,
125 Marc Marquez 200 thousand Euro
The value of a technical sponsor for a medium-high/high level rider:
Helmet: 200/600 thousand Euro
Leathers: 250/500 thousand Euro
Boots: 100/200 thousand Euro
The personal sponsorships are added on top of this, with their value depending a lot on the rider in question.
As an example, the Fastweb sponsorship for Valentino Rossi is said to be worth between 500 thousand and a million Euro annually.