F1 info

Rangerscott · 07-06-2011, 12:19 AM

OneSickPsycho · 07-06-2011, 08:08 AM

Very cool... I want to drive one... just one time...

Porkchop · 07-06-2011, 09:43 AM

Lol, the average driver make 5 - 20 million? Yea, Virgin, HRT, Lotus, STR, or Force India may average into that range. The big 3 or 4 pay massive contracts. Kimi Raikkonnen was set to make 49 MILLION in 2010 for Ferarri before they gave him the boot to make room for Fernando Alonso. Which to this day baffles me why they didnt boot Massa, who hasnt done shit, in favor of Raikkonnen who did win a championship. Politics I guess....

Some of those numbers also dont take into account the massive R&D money that each team shells out to keep up on rule loopholes, ie the blown diffuser, the double diffuser, flexing wings, and the almost banned trick exhaust designed by Maclaren. As well as legal stuff like KERS and DRS. It must be staggering the money they shell out....

dubbs · 07-06-2011, 09:55 AM

They run regular unleaded gas?

TommyHotWheel · 07-06-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dubbs

They run regular unleaded gas?

Purified Panda fetus mixed with gold dust and the tears of Unicorns...

dubbs · 07-06-2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TommyHotWheel

Purified Panda fetus mixed with gold dust and the tears of Unicorns...

Lol it says they use regular unleaded.. how is that possible at 18k rpm?

anthonyk · 07-06-2011, 04:27 PM

My guess is that "regular" is a pretty loose term. Here's some interesting fuel talk from a few years ago.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...g_fuel-feature

Hydrant · 07-06-2011, 07:19 PM

IIRC, last year when I was watching an F1 race, the announcers were stating that the Ferrari and McClaren Mercedes both have a team budget of about $500 million a year.

Rangerscott · 07-10-2011, 01:15 AM

Come on Austin. Build faster!

Rangerscott · 07-18-2011, 09:48 PM

The things I would do to this thing with my hands.

07-06-2011, 12:19 AM	#1
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07-06-2011, 09:43 AM	#3
Porkchop 125GP Champion Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worthington, OH Moto: Empty Garage Posts: 3,418	Lol, the average driver make 5 - 20 million? Yea, Virgin, HRT, Lotus, STR, or Force India may average into that range. The big 3 or 4 pay massive contracts. Kimi Raikkonnen was set to make 49 MILLION in 2010 for Ferarri before they gave him the boot to make room for Fernando Alonso. Which to this day baffles me why they didnt boot Massa, who hasnt done shit, in favor of Raikkonnen who did win a championship. Politics I guess.... Some of those numbers also dont take into account the massive R&D money that each team shells out to keep up on rule loopholes, ie the blown diffuser, the double diffuser, flexing wings, and the almost banned trick exhaust designed by Maclaren. As well as legal stuff like KERS and DRS. It must be staggering the money they shell out.... __________________ *Coming soon? 2010 Ducati Monster 696 - Sold 1984 Honda VF500F - Sold 1999 Yamaha R6 - Sold

07-06-2011, 09:55 AM	#4
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Hydrant WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Moto: 2003 Suzuki TL1000R, 2002 Honda CBR 600 F4i Posts: 660	IIRC, last year when I was watching an F1 race, the announcers were stating that the Ferrari and McClaren Mercedes both have a team budget of about $500 million a year. __________________

07-06-2011, 08:08 AM	#2
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	Very cool... I want to drive one... just one time...

07-06-2011, 04:27 PM	#7
anthonyk WERA White Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: '01 Aprilia Falco Posts: 1,041	My guess is that "regular" is a pretty loose term. Here's some interesting fuel talk from a few years ago. http://www.caranddriver.com/features...g_fuel-feature

07-10-2011, 01:15 AM	#9
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Come on Austin. Build faster!

07-18-2011, 09:48 PM	#10
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	The things I would do to this thing with my hands.