Was going through the F1 regs for 2013...

[indydog]

I found something I find REALLY amazing.

www.formula1.com/inside_f1/rules_and_regulations/sporting_regulations/12877/

Go down to the very bottom where it says "Championship entry fees". Red Bull has to pay $500,000 plus $6000 for ever point it scored in 2012. A rough calculation brings in a total of:

$500,000 + $2,760,000 (460x$6000) = $3,260,000

The other teams pay $500,000 plus $5000 per point:

Ferrari: $2,500,000
McLaren: $2,390,000
Lotus: $2,015,000
Mercedes: $1,210,000
Sauber: $1,130,000
Force India: $1,045,000
Williams: $880,000
STR: $630,000
Caterham: $500,000
Marussia: $500,000

For a whopping total of $16,060,000. And that's just entry fees for ONE year!!! That is freaking unreal...

[mjjracer]

Feb 23, 2013 5:03:31 GMT -5 indydog said:

I found something I find REALLY amazing.

www.formula1.com/inside_f1/rules_and_regulations/sporting_regulations/12877/

Go down to the very bottom where it says "Championship entry fees". Red Bull has to pay $500,000 plus $6000 for ever point it scored in 2012. A rough calculation brings in a total of:

$500,000 + $2,760,000 (460x$6000) = $3,260,000

The other teams pay $500,000 plus $5000 per point:

Ferrari: $2,500,000
McLaren: $2,390,000
Lotus: $2,015,000
Mercedes: $1,210,000
Sauber: $1,130,000
Force India: $1,045,000
Williams: $880,000
STR: $630,000
Caterham: $500,000
Marussia: $500,000

For a whopping total of $16,060,000. And that's just entry fees for ONE year!!! That is freaking unreal...

Seems pretty unsustainable to me. Of course, I said that about the housing bubble too, so what do I know?!? ;D

MJ

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All just pocket money to Bernie .
And when you think he bought the rights off his mate Mosley for next to nothing..................................
Seems a bit of a disincentive to succeed - the more points you get, the more you pay! Don't think many sports would survive on that ethos but it's small beer to the teams compared with what they can earn in sponsorship.

Dave