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Originally Posted by 7thgear
except that...
unlike Football, F1 racing has a very poor mentorship program.
THere is no such thing as highschool Formula 1, College Formula 1, backyard-Formula 1, chilling on the beach throwing the ball around Formula 1.
There are those kids whose families could afford to get them into the karts, then into the F-series levels, and so on and so forth.
Remind me again how much Schumacher had to pay out of his own pocket to get a seat in an F1 car?
The culture of support just isn't there, so until karting becomes an after-school activity any kid can participate in, we're not gonna see anything of the sort.
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My point was more about prize money than anything else. According to autoweek, all teams do get a small piece, but tjethe big names get significantly more.
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The 63-percent prize money payment is comprised of three elements. The first is a 47.5 percent share of F1's operating profits which is divided into two with half going to the top 10 equally and the other split between them depending on their position in the standings.
However, in addition, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull Racing share a dedicated annual prize fund of at least $100 million. This is because they are what are known as Constructors' Championship Bonus (CCB) teams -- the top three teams based on races won in the four seasons prior to 2012. As the only team which has been in F1 since the series was born in 1950, Ferrari also gets its own further annual prize payment of at least $62.2 million.
This puts the lower-ranking teams in the top 10 at a financial disadvantage even though they last year received $28 million which is far from insignificant. The reason it isn't enough is that the teams employ a business model which is unusual to say the least.
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So while money doesn't automatically equal success, lack of money almost guarantees failure. Just ask Marussia and Caterham. How long are they going to last fighting for 15th position every race?
This rules shake up has been nice, but it's still the usual suspects in the top constructors spots.