Why money can’t buy Vijay Mallya everything
By LJ Hutchins
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
We all assume that it must be a great life being a billionaire – the yachts, the lavish parties, the political influence. But maybe there are annoyances that those of us on more modest incomes have never suspected.
For instance, if you are used to being able to solve most of the problems in your life by throwing a bit of cash at them, what happens when one comes along that is less susceptible to this approach? It must be infuriating.
We’re not sure how often Dr Mallya visits his team’s Northamptonshire HQ. But this must really get on his nerves – especially the bit where the word ‘Midland’ is painted out:
Silverstone road sign
Running an F1 team, no problem. Tackling bureaucracy, and removing reminders of past failures, something else again.
Or maybe whoever is responsible for that sign is waiting to see if Force India’s still called the same thing next year, before they come along with their pot of white emulsion…
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Author: LJ Hutchins. Supports McLaren, kind of. Thinks James May gets a rough deal off the other two. Drives a Subaru Impreza but regrets its lack of bright blue paint and gold wheels. Is very nearly old enough to know better but probably never will. Is a supporter member of the BWRDC. LJ has written 1117 articles for us.
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