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Rangerscott
07-06-2011, 12:19 AM
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/07/f1-infographic.jpg
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.... :idk: 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
They run regular unleaded gas?

Purified Panda fetus mixed with gold dust and the tears of Unicorns...
dubbs
07-06-2011, 04:14 PM
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/07q3/mark_gillies_talks_to_shell_s_technology_manager_l isa_lilley_about_formula1_racing_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.

http://hooniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/BMW-steering-wheel-1unmarked.jpg
Particle Man
07-18-2011, 10:25 PM
The things I would do to this thing with my hands.

http://hooniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/BMW-steering-wheel-1unmarked.jpg

Where's the MAX A/C setting? And does it have a recirc button?
fasternyou929
07-19-2011, 01:35 AM
Where's the MAX A/C setting? And does it have a recirc button?

You can only have one or the other. How many times does the career car guy have to tell you?!? :lol:
Homeslice
07-19-2011, 01:47 AM
steering wheel is tyte as a mofo......Only worth 16K though, not 29
Particle Man
07-19-2011, 04:37 AM
You can only have one or the other. How many times does the career car guy have to tell you?!? :lol:
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