Making it to F1

[Dare]

Looks like the days of a person not born in wealth are
over if your looking for a F1 future

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/cgld6r0e73go

[Andy B]

I saw a recent interview with LH and he said the days of achieving F1 as he did are over and you are probably looking at $10 million to get through so is it or has it already become an elite sport?

[Jericoke]

Damnit, I had a nice long response and my cat jumped on the keyboard.

FIA needs to understand that F1 has gone from a sport that costs the owners money to a sport that makes the owners money.  If you want to own a multi billion F1 team, you've got to operate a no strings development system that anyone can join and earn their way up at minimum cost.  I understand that these costs add up fast, but if the FIA can limit an F1 driver to 3 engines per year, surely they can mandate that for a karting team too.

I would imagine being able to go watch the local McLaren Karts every weekend might be good for the brand.

[Dare]

Damnit, I had a nice long response and my cat jumped on the keyboard.

FIA needs to understand that F1 has gone from a sport that costs the owners money to a sport that makes the owners money.  If you want to own a multi billion F1 team, you've got to operate a no strings development system that anyone can join and earn their way up at minimum cost.  I understand that these costs add up fast, but if the FIA can limit an F1 driver to 3 engines per year, surely they can mandate that for a karting team too.

I would imagine being able to go watch the local McLaren Karts every weekend might be good for the brand.

It was a shock to see the cost of kart racing

[Andy B]

LH's father had three jobs at one time to be able to afford to go karting and even then had to miss some events as they couldn't afford to go.