Money well spent?

[Viktory]

Just came across this rather interesting article on pitpass.com:

http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=39752

Puts a new light on the amount of money spent by the manufacturers. Sorry if old news.

[christophulus]

Wow, that is a hell of a lot of money. Toyota spent £1.3bn in eight years? And Ferrari just £900m in sixty!

[Sonic]

Makes Ferrari seem positively long of pocket and short of arm in comparison. :D

[DazzlaF1]

If you work that out on spending per season (including engine supply) then its even scarier

1. Toyota ................ £162.5million
2. BMW ................ £96.6million
3. Mercedes ................ £77.4million
4. Honda ................ £66.2million
5. Renault ................ £47.3million
6. Peugeot ................ £19.3million
7. Ford ................ £15.0million
8. Ferrari ................ £14.9million
9. Porsche ................ £3.9million
9. Alfa Romeo ................ £2.7million

All that money every year from Toyota with sweet FA in return, no wonder they pulled out

[ioan]

The biggest spender in the last 5 years was Honda!
Well, well, this might be a surprise to those who thought that the Brawn GP car was built on a shoe string.

[garyshell]

If you work that out on spending per season (including engine supply) then its even scarier

1. Toyota ................ £162.5million
2. BMW ................ £96.6million
3. Mercedes ................ £77.4million
4. Honda ................ £66.2million
5. Renault ................ £47.3million
6. Peugeot ................ £19.3million
7. Ford ................ £15.0million
8. Ferrari ................ £14.9million
9. Porsche ................ £3.9million
9. Alfa Romeo ................ £2.7million

All that money every year from Toyota with sweet FA in return, no wonder they pulled out


What exactly IS this list? It sure isn't a list of F1 budgets. So what is it?

Gary

[Sonic]

Does anyone think that Ioan? Any F1 fan worth their salt knows a cars conception is 9-12 months in the planning.

[Mia 01]

I´ve read the orginal article, and perhaps Joe didin´t got all things right.

[ioan]

Does anyone think that Ioan? Any F1 fan worth their salt knows a cars conception is 9-12 months in the planning.

There's plenty of posts dating less than 1 year that suggest that BrawnGP1 was a miracle only due to Ross' genius and was built and won a championship on the 'smallest budget'.

[Mia 01]

There's plenty of posts dating less than 1 year that suggest that BrawnGP1 was a miracle only due to Ross' genius and was built and won a championship on the 'smallest budget'.

As we don´t all know, what are you meaning?

[winer]

I'm not sure these numbers are correct. I remember reading that during the last few years of Schumacher's reign at Ferrari that the team budget was on the order of $500 - $600 million US.

[Dave B]

Apologies if I'm doing anybody a disservice, but I'm sure that when the original figures came out there were a lot of voices claiming that Formula Money wasn't exactly the most reliable of sources.

Still, even as ballpark figures, they're fascinating. You do have to wonder if Toyota might have been better served staying at the factory and burning £20 notes on a bonfire.

[Sonic]

There's plenty of posts dating less than 1 year that suggest that BrawnGP1 was a miracle only due to Ross' genius and was built and won a championship on the 'smallest budget'.

I'll take your word for as it as I'm not gonna trawl through the backposts! :D

Perhaps the "smallest budget" refered to the opperating cost of the season and not the desig of the car. They did fly easy jet after all. Just guessing though.

[SGWilko]

I'm not sure these numbers are correct. I remember reading that during the last few years of Schumacher's reign at Ferrari that the team budget was on the order of $500 - $600 million US.

Depends what you are trying to show here. Own money spent only, or own plus sponsor money?

Philip Morris spent the most over the years......

[Dave B]

There's plenty of posts dating less than 1 year that suggest that BrawnGP1 was a miracle only due to Ross' genius and was built and won a championship on the 'smallest budget'.
There was talk of Brawn having a relatively modest operating budget but I'm confident that we all understood the input Honda had into the car's R&D.