Only one driver in F1 history has been so fast he almost bankrupted his own team.
His name is Kimi Raikkonen.
2012: Lotus signed him on €8M base salary, plus a "safe" bonus of €50,000 per championship point. They assumed the car wasn't fast enough to worry about.
390 points later, 15 podiums, 2 wins.
That triggered €19.5M in bonuses. Three times his base salary.
By the end of 2013, Kimi told the BBC: "I have not been paid a single euro all year."
€17M owed. He threatened to boycott the final two races and missed them anyway because of back surgery.
According to his biographer, he was still owed €5M years later but he never sued. He said he didn't want anyone at the team to lose their job.
Lotus signed a former World Champion expecting a comeback story. What they got was one of the greatest value for money seasons in F1 history and a bonus bill they couldn't afford to pay.
Best clause in F1 history or worst business decision ever?
Shooting at a mosque, in a country with the highest number of public mass shootings, and politicians that openly use anti-Muslim rhetoric.
Fox News: It was probably Iran
The rising hatred of Muslims has been deliberately fomented by Israel and its supporters.
Last year Drop Site News published a leaked polling report commissioned by the Israeli government which found that Israel's crumbling reputation can be salvaged by spreading fear of Islam.
Drop Site reports the following:
“Israel’s best tactic to combat this, according to the study, is to foment fear of ‘Radical Islam’ and ‘Jihadism,’ which remain high, the research finds. By highlighting Israeli support for women’s rights and gay rights while elevating concerns that Hamas wants to ‘destroy all Jews and spread Jihadism,’ Israeli support rebounded by an average of over 20 points in each country. ‘Especially once the situation in Gaza is resolved, the room for growth in all countries is very significant,’ the report concludes.”
That's why whenever you post something critical of Israel on a public forum you'll get hasbarists in your replies going "But what about MUSLIMS? Muslims are bad!" There's no natural reason for this to be happening — Islam and Israel are not opposites, and the mention of one has no inherent bearing on the other. It's an artificially manufactured false dichotomy that's been forcefully promoted by Israel apologists.
This is Mohamed Nader, one of the victims of the San Diego mosque terrorist attack…
His wife, Mrs. Khairaat, has served as a kindergarten teacher for decades. Their family has long been known within the ICSD community as “the neighbors of the masjid,” since they lived directly across the street.
When Nader heard the gunshots, he immediately ran toward the danger. He grabbed whatever he could from Brother Amin Abdullah and went inside to confront the two terrorists. He was martyred in the process.
At the same time, his wife was barricaded inside the kindergarten classroom with her students. Despite the unimaginable fear and chaos, she remained composed so the children would not be afraid. Imagine her strength... Evacuating with her students and then witnessing the carnage brought upon our house of worship and school.
Brother Nader was always trying to do right by people, especially by his children. His children attended my Quran classes, and their parents would often ask me to check in on them and mentor them. They cared deeply about their children and the children of the community. They would always say, “Please talk to our children because they listen to you and need good mentorship.” SubhanAllah, this is the kind of family the Awads are.
When Brother Nader heard the gunshots, he ran into the gunfire from across the street not knowing what would happen, only knowing that his wife, the children, and the community were in danger and that he had to do something. By the will of Allah, he delayed the shooters and prevented them from reaching the classrooms.
He saved an untold number of children’s lives yesterday.
May Allah accept Nader as a Shaheed.
— Fayaz Nawabi
I am horrified by the deadly attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego, an apparent act of anti-Muslim violence.
Islamophobia endangers Muslim communities across this country. We must confront it directly and stand together against the politics of fear and division. My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones, and the entire community grieving this devastating attack.
The NYPD is increasing deployments to mosques across the city out of an abundance of caution. There are currently no known threats to NYC houses of worship.
Rep. Ogles: "Muslims don’t belong in American society,"
Rep. Fine on "mainstream Muslims": "I think you should destroy them first"
Sen. Tuberville: "The enemy is inside the gates".
Rep. Roy posted "No more Muslims" on his social media.
None of them censured by Democrats. No penalty. Instead, some Dems censured Al Green, Rashida Tlaib, and have spent the past year attacking Mamdani and Abdul El Sayed.
So Laura Loomer has in the space of 24 hours suggested the mosque in San Diego wasn't attacked, that all muslims are terrorists, that muslims breed like "rabbits", that all muslims hate Jews, that the mosque doesn't deserve sympathy. She really is an awful human being.
Anti-Muslim sentiment has always existed, but in recent years it has been normalized and amplified. Politicians like Randy Fine openly incite hatred against Muslims without consequences, and ordinary Muslims are now paying the price for that bigotry.
His name is Amin Abdullah. He is the security guard who gave his life to protect the children and stop the terror attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego. This man died a hero, but should still be alive and would be if it weren’t for the rising hatred against Muslims. RIP.
I have a new lottery proposal…
- worst record gets the 1st pick
- 2nd worst record gets the 2nd pick
- 3rd worst record gets the 3rd pick
- 4th worst record gets the 4th pick
- 5th worst record gets the 5th pick
- 6th worst record gets the 6th pick
- 7th worst record gets the 7