Despite the popularity of Formula 1 , few people know how much a car costs or weighs. Both issues will become especially important when the regulation change planned for 2022 comes into force. Although the spending of the teams has been limited after the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus , from next season the amounts they can spend will be equalized. each team. For their part, those who rank in the worst position will be able to allocate more tokens to improve the car for the next campaign. On the other hand, from 2022 the weight of the cars will increase to make them safer.
About how much a Formula 1 car costs, about 10 million euros would be the answer. In this game, the engine is of special importance, whose price can reach 4 million euros. The rider who has ridden the most power units so far this season is Valtteri Bottas, who has used six. The rest of the grid moves between the four and the three engines, with Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso in this first group.
The price of the engines contrasts with that of the steering wheels , one of the cheapest elements of a Formula 1 . Despite how complex they are since they have about 40 buttons, their cost is about 30,000 euros .
The expenses of the Formula 1 teams
The use of car parts depends largely on the accidents that a driver may suffer throughout the season. With nine races to go to the end of the Formula 1 World Championship, championship leader Max Verstappen had cost his team almost 3.5 million euros to Red Bull in repairs. Although the Dutchman was the pilot who had cost his team the most money in this concept, Fernando Alonso was the one who least with an outlay of about 150,000 euros. Esteban Ocon, being the second that has required the least money for repairs, had cost Alpine twice as much as the Asturian.
Another important expense in the departure of the Formula 1 teams is that of the pilots’ salaries. According to Race Fan , Lewis Hamilton is the highest paid on the grid with an annual record of 20.23 million euros followed by Max Verstappen , who has a salary of 21.02 , and Fernando Alonso, whose salary is 16.82 million . George Russell , Antonio Giovinazzi, Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin and Nicholas Latifi receive 841,000 euros ; while Yuki Tsunoda , who is the lowest paid driver on the grid, earns 420,000 .
The weight of Formula 1 cars
The question of how much a Formula 1 car weighs can be answered in a much more precise way. A car is five and a half meters long and weighs 752 kilos . 80 of these kilos are the assumed weight of the pilot. Only the 1 10 kilos of fuel required for each race are excluded from this amount.
Despite being 80 kilos the estimated ideal weight for each driver, the heaviest on the grid are Lewis Hamilton and Nicholas Latifi, both weighing 73 . Championship leader Max Verstappen weighs one kilo less, while Fernando Alonso weighs 68 kilos and Carlos Sainz 64 . All drivers must stay well hydrated both before and during the race to compensate for weight loss from sweating. That is why many, as revealed by Sebastian Vettel, cannot avoid wetting their car. Precisely the German was sanctioned in the Hungarian Grand Prix because his tank had half a liter of gasoline less, something that ended up giving Carlos Sainz a place on the podium.
In 2022, when the long-awaited change in regulation comes into force, the weight of the cars will increase to 790 kilos dry, to which it will be necessary to add 100 more kilos of gasoline. The size of the cars, meanwhile, will be maintained.
According to Ross Brawn, Formula 1 sporting director, with the new cars: “ You will see closer battles and more wheel-to-wheel racing . The combined effect of the new aerodynamic regulations and the financial rules, in the form of a cost limit, will create the conditions for a more balanced championship and for the gaps on the grid to be closed .
How much do Formula 1 drivers weigh?
Lewis Hamilton – 73 kilos
Valterri Bottas – 69 kilos
Max Verstappen – 72 kilos
Sergio Pérez – 63 kilos
Charles Leclerc – 69 kilos
Carlos Sainz – 64 kilos
Daniel Ricciardo – 66 kilos
Lando Norris – 68 kilos
Fernando Alonso – 68 kilos
Esteban Ocon – 66 kilos
Pierre Gasly – 70 kilos
Yuki Tsunoda – 54 kilos
Lance Stroll – 70 kilos
Sebastian Vettel – 62 kilos
George Russell – 70 kilos
Nicholas Latiffi – 73 kilos
Kimi Raikkonen – 70 kilos
Antonio Giovinazzi – 75 kilos
Nikita Mazepin – 68 kilos
Mick Schumacher – 67 kilos
What is the salary of Formula 1 drivers?
1. Lewis Hamilton: 25.23 million euros
2. Max Verstappen: € 21.02 million
3. Fernando Alonso: 16.82 million euros
4. Sebastian Vettel: 12.61 million euros
5. Daniel Ricciardo: 12.61 million euros
6. Charles Leclerc: 10.09 million euros
7. Valtteri Bottas: 8.41 million euros
8. Kimi Räikkönen: € 8.41 million
9. Carlos Sainz: 8.41 million euros
10. Lance Stroll: € 8.41 million
11. Sergio Pérez: 6.72 million euros
12. Pierre Gasly: € 4.20 million
13. Lando Norris: € 4.20 million
14. Esteban Ocon: 4.20 million euros
15. George Russell: 841.000 euros
16. Antonio Giovinazzi: 841,000 euros
17. Mick Schumacher: 841.000 euros
18. Nikita Mazepin: EUR 841,000
19. Nicholas Latifi: 841,000 euros
20. Yuki Tsunoda: 420.000 euros
