The price of a Ferrari champion

Published on 26 February 1999 by Verstappen Info Page

It almost looks like Michael Schumacher already assumes to become world champion this year. For sure he is already adjusting his prices to a level of high profile, which will see the sponsor Dekra disappear from the famous red cap at the end of this season. Mr. Weber thought it was time to put an end to the era of the small change, and raised the price for sponsorship from less then one million dollars to about five and a half million. The German company, not willing to put up this kind of money, will therefore make room for bigger investors. Dekra will now, according to the Stuttgarter Nachrichten, put their money into a new championship, the European Roadster Championship.