Also reportedly at odds with Brawn over pay issues is the new world champion Jenson Button, who agreed to slash his retainer by 80 per cent in 2009. The 29-year-old also made it known this week that he paid his own travel costs this season, and the Telegraph reveals that Button washed his own overalls between races, only to have Brawn's accounts department refuse to pay the bills. "No one has said anything to me about this," said Fry. "I am extremely surprised. We will look into any concerns that people have, though I am not aware of any. "As far as we are concerned these are internal matters but if there is an issue with anybody we are quite happy to talk to them about it," he added.
PaddockTalk Perspective
A championship is a wonderful, possibly once in a lifetime event.
But...
People want and need to be rewarded for success. It appears that Brawn GP may have a problem with delivering promised rewards - likely due to the constant financial constraints.
Its a truly sad situation in that regard. Honorable bosses would surely reward their employees, but what happens when those same honorable bosses just don't have any reward to give ?
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