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F1 is a sport for billionaires, and even the racers are all incredibly wealthy/fortunate nepo babies. Imagine if every kid in the US had the privilege/fortune t
by Solvency 3y ago
F1 is a sport for billionaires, and even the racers are all incredibly wealthy/fortunate nepo babies. Imagine if every kid in the US had the privilege/fortune to race carts/cars since they were little kids. Imagine the US football equivalent, where hundreds of thousands of kids are gradually filtered out all the way up to college and then the NFL, ensuring the absolute best of the best are ultimately selected.
F1 is by comparison the least accessible sporting path in the world. The drivers who make it are great but they represent a rounding error equivalent of a potential candidate pool.
- jakupovic 3y agoInteresting. Didn't know this aspect of the sport, will read more. Thanks
- raphaelj 3y agoIs it really? A lot of these drivers debuted with karting, which while not being exactly cheap, is accessible to the most of the middle class.
- dns_snek 3y agoAccording to [1]: > The split is approximately: $2m on karting, $500,000 per season in F4, another $1m on F3 and $3m plus on F2 – without contingencies. Not all of that may come from parents’ pockets, but seven million bucks is still a massive pile, particularly given there are no guarantees of an F1 seat at the end of it. [1] https://www.racefans.net/2021/07/28/is-formula-2s-3-million-admission-price-good-value-for-aspiring-f1-drivers/ https://www.racefans.net/2021/07/28/is-formula-2s-3-million-...
- Solvency 3y agoyou're completely disconnected from reality if you think that karting is affordable or accessible to the majority of the middle class.