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Rosberg: Schumi took F1 to 'a new low'; legitimising dangerous tactics
Topic Started: Jan 6 2010, 10:51 PM (1,914 Views)
AndyW76
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I thought racing nationality had something to do with where the driver applied for his racing licence. May be Nico applied for his superlicence under a german application for some reason.
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Rob
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Maybe he like to wear lederhosen, I cannot imagine Finnish beer is all that good.

Although Andy's point probably makes the most sense.
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stradlin24,Jan 11 2010
04:51 PM
how that's deluded John?

OK I shall repeat my answer again and expand it so that you might better grasp the notion...

because by targeting the same 'ONE' driver over and over and over and over and over... while simultaneously ignoring all other drivers (past and present) their indiscretions by NOT referring to them over and over and over and over again as cheats in the prolific and vitriolic manner you do with Schumacher (who just happens to be German, an irrelevant fact but true)....

... that my friend is to be deluded.

NO driver is perfect and No driver is Evil, it's a sport for pete's sake and we follow it for fun.
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Rob,Jan 11 2010
05:20 PM
Maybe he like to wear lederhosen,

but I'm not German.... <devil>
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I was referring to Nico,

anyway per Wikipedia...

In Formula One, as for all FIA world championships, a driver's nationality is defined by their passport. Rosberg races under the German flag in Formula One as of 2009.
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I see, though I'm willing to bet that prior to F1 you can choose your nationality based on your racing licence and it was probably beneficial for Nico to be listed as Finnish for recognition purposes with sponsors etc.
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Rob,Jan 11 2010
05:24 PM
In Formula One, as for all FIA world championships, a driver's nationality is defined by their passport. Rosberg races under the German flag in Formula One as of 2009.

I was going to say that. Nico was born in Germany, has a German mother but the important thing is that he has a German passport, which means that he races (in F1) as a German driver. I recall he raced in GP2 under the German flag as well, though he was at times Finnish before that....

Other recent F1 drivers have had similar situations. Romain Grosjean was born in Switzerland but has a French passport (and has always raced with a French licence, I believe). Piquet the Lesser was born in Germany but has a Brazilian passport. And Eddie Irvine raced under the Irish flag until he arrived in F1. As an NI citizen Eddie was entitled to both British and Irish passports but raced as a Brit in F1 for reasons that were never made clear - some said threats were made against his family but this was never confirmed.
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It could be the case that in his early career he raced as the some of the Finnish Champion (to open doors and sponsorship) but was always a German national. when the time came to enter F1 he was forced to switch to his German status because of the FIA rules.

I used to work with Finn who was naturally a Kimi fan and who never considered Nico as Finish even when he raced as such.
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Red Andy,Jan 11 2010
05:30 PM
some said threats were made against his family but this was never confirmed.

that was because he was an irratating so and so... nothing to do with his nationality <whistle>
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I'm going to go and look up the income tax rates for Germany and Finland. I wonder which will be lower?
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look up the UK and Monaco and Switzerland while your at it... <whistle>
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Germany:

over 250K EUR 45%, 42% from 52,152 to 249,999, 14% from 7835 to 52,151.

Finland:

0% 1-13,100
7% 13,101-21,700
18% 21,701-35,300
22% 35,301-64,500
30.5% 64,501 And Over

However, (from worldwide-tax.com)... In addition to direct taxation there is also municipal tax in Finland. This tax is payable by an individual on his or her income and it fluctuates between 16% - 21% depending on the municipal authority. Church tax of 1%- 2.25% is also payable.

Sounds like Nico is better off with being German. Of course, he'd be better off still if he lived in Switzerland.
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John,Jan 11 2010
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look up the UK and Monaco and Switzerland while your at it... <whistle>

You planning on moving? :D
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Norbert,Jan 11 2010
05:41 PM
I'm going to go and look up the income tax rates for Germany and Finland. I wonder which will be lower?

Taxation is usually based on residence rather than nationality, is it not?

Nico has lived in Monaco for most of his life.
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Red Andy,Jan 11 2010
07:23 PM
Norbert,Jan 11 2010
05:41 PM
I'm going to go and look up the income tax rates for Germany and Finland.  I wonder which will be lower?

Taxation is usually based on residence rather than nationality, is it not?

Nico has lived in Monaco for most of his life.

Yes Andy, it is.
I am a British citizen and have a British passport.I live in Latvia, and as such I am liable for Latvian taxes, not UK.
My racing licence was issued by the,.Latvian Auto Federation.The controling body for motorsport in Latvia.
My son who was born here, with a Rusian mother is also a British citizen.He has a full British passport and a British birth certificate.
Incidently there are at least ten different types of British passports.
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