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McLaren has been one of the most famous and emblematic Formula 1 car brands for many years. It has spent a long life in the world of Formula 1 racing and has always been looking for technological breakthroughs to improve and innovate at all times. The creation of the McLaren MP4/1 car was a before and after in the history of the sport, where it could change the entire automotive trajectory. It was the first racing car created with carbon fibre. This project was started by John Barnard in 1979. They were in a very stagnant situation where they were under a lot of pressure and their results in the races were not the most adequate. Barnard wanted to innovate, so he decided to change the chassis from the usual aluminium to carbon fibre, which could help them to be stronger and lighter, although the only flaw was that it was extremely expensive. The construction of the MP4/1 was carried out in the 80's by the company Hercules Aerospace where thanks to them they were able to compete the ...

                                  Participation at Formula 1 races has been significantly impacted during the 2020 season because of the rise of COVID-19, which implied that fanatics of the game needed to follow the opposition from their TVs at home. This opened up another discussion inside the game, is it truly worth going to watch a Formula 1 race face to face? We observed that this situation has effectively emerged in different games, like football, yet essentially in football you can see all that occurs on the pitch. In Formula 1, we see that participants can just see a little piece of the circuit.  The costs are pretty much reasonable in the majority of the races, in spite of the fact that it is yet an extravagance for a few. For instance, at the Barcelona circuit the most reasonable cost for a ticket is €90 just to go to on Sunday, the day of the race. We observed that the most costly ticket ...

If I ask you to tell me the name of a Formula 1 grand prix, I am sure that the Monaco GP comes to mind for many. Formula 1 would not be the same without this race on its calendar, to be exact on the last Sunday in May. This race is the race of glamor, tradition and danger. Driving fast without making mistakes on this very narrow circuit is a very difficult task, and overtaking ... almost impossible The circuit is located in the middle of the Principality of Monaco. The economic impact in the Principality, only the Formula 1 weekend, is more than 100 million euros. Many celebrities flock to the capital of Monaco every year to see the show first-hand. In the Monaco GP races were already held since 1929, but it was not until 1950 that the first official Formula 1 race was held. It did not return until 1955 and it was held every year until today except for 2020, which was canceled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. In Monaco they have won many legendary drivers such as Fernando Alonso...

2022 comes with new challenges for the F1 teams, the most important of which is the limitation of spending, which will benefit the smaller teams in particular, making them dream of a podium finish in the new year. CHANGES IN SPENDING: For next year, the FIA will implement a maximum spending cap of $145 million (approximately 132 million euros) and by 2023 this will be reduced to $140 million and $135 million from 2023 onwards. Each season consists of 21 races, for each additional race at the circuit an extra 1 million will be added for the teams. Excluded from these costs are the drivers' salaries, the three highest staff salaries and the marketing department. NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TEAMS: F1 is currently made up of 10 teams, with 2 drivers per team. Currently, in F1 2021, there are several teams that exceed or equal this budget of 145 million dollars, as would be the case of McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull who lead the table, and on the other hand we would find teams that would be ...

                                               F1 is not just about drivers and cars that can reach 300 km/h. There is a huge team behind each team, who are in charge of making sure that the whole team works and has the best car for each race. PERSONNEL COSTS As you would expect, part of the budget is dedicated to paying the salaries of the staff. In this section we will include the salaries of the drivers, reserve drivers, team managers, engineers and mechanics, team staff, etc.... In order to get an idea of how much all these salaries can cost the teams, we can say that for example, Lewis Hamilton, reigning world champion, earns a total of 44,384,000 euros per year. On the other hand, we can find teams such as Mercedes or Ferrari, where more than 1000 people work. We can also find other teams, such as Haas, a team that subcontracts all the services in order to minimi...

It is known by everyone that becoming a Formula 1 driver is very difficult, since you have to drive the car without making a single mistake so that your team can score the maximum possible points weekend after weekend . But currently, this quality is being replaced by another, that is coming from a wealthy family. Today on the grid, there are more than one and two drivers who are racing thanks to the money their parents invest in the Formula 1 teams. In fact, up to three teams, Aston Martin, Williams and Haas, part of their income comes from the money of the parents of one of its pilots. That does not mean that they are bad pilots, those three pilots (Stroll, Latifi and Mazpein) defend themselves quite well, maybe with the exception of Mazepin, but the presence of these pilots thanks to the money, prevents the arrival of new talent, probably better than them. And of course, this is not good for the Formula 1. A study calculates the approximate money that you have to have to do all th...