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Old 08-26-2018, 11:32 AM
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WOW! So they basically assemble a small office building everywhere they go!
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Begins to explain why F1 budgets run in the $100s millions....
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need a few of these for the next club race
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How is this a MOTORhome? I didn't see a motor or wheels -- just a wide, three-floor building with tons of space, rooms, doors, and furniture.
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All pops out its really cool to see in person
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That is AMAZING... what a set up!! Interesting to see Ocon in there. Although he's a Mercedes driver, he may not have a drive in a couple weeks. shame
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Originally Posted by Akunob
Begins to explain why F1 budgets run in the $100s millions....
Around $600M annually forthe top teams!
Crazy !
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VB seems like a nice guy.
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It is amazing how from the inside it looks nothing like a motorhome and could easily be a permanent office building/lounge area. Great video!
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Originally Posted by DHI
Around $600M annually forthe top teams!
Crazy !
That is just insane!! If left unchecked, one can easily see top F1 teams hitting the $1 billion mark in search of grid dominance!
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Originally Posted by jlanka
VB seems like a nice guy.
He does indeed. Fairly level headed guy in a sea of prima donnas.
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Originally Posted by Akunob
Begins to explain why F1 budgets run in the $100s millions....
I thought I read they spend anywhere between 800 mil to a billion a year.

One article I read said that F1 had to regulate the number of wind tunnels the teams owned and the time spent as most teams had numerous wind tunnels. WOW!
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It is close to $3 billion USD across all 10 teams for the 2018 season with Mercedes at $527 million at the top and on the low end Haas and Sahara Racing Point Force India at $129 million a piece.

https://www.f1today.net/en/news/f1/2...teams-for-2018
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Um, theirs is nicer than mine ...


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