In case you were wondering

I know when I talk of the greatness that is F1 the subject of money generally comes up. So heres some numbers for y'all to crunch. Also some performance #'s too.

F1 Teams Budgets:
The total spending of all eleven teams in 2006 was estimated at $2.9 billion.
This was broken down as follows;
Toyota $418.5 million,
Ferrari $406.5 m,
McLaren $402 m,
Honda $380.5 m,
BMW Sauber $355 m,
Renault $324 m,
Red Bull $252 m,
Williams $195.5 m,
Midland F1/Spyker-MF1 $120 m,
Toro Rosso $75 m, and
Super Aguri $57 million.
McLaren-Mercedes and Ferrari are estimated to have spent approximately $200 million on engines

Official figures from FOM for 2006, state Formula One television broadcasts were witnessed by 580 million unique viewers during the 2005 season^[44] and average viewing figures for 1995–1999 were fifty thousand million.^[45] It is a massive television event, the cumulative television audience was calculated to be fifty-four thousand million for 2001 season, broadcast to two hundred countries.^[46]

In 2005, the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal was the most watched of the races, and the third most watched sporting event in the world.

The wheel can be used to alter traction control settings, change gears, apply rev limiter, adjust fuel air mix, change brake pressure and call the radio. Data such as rpm, laptimes, speed and gear is displayed on an LCD screen. The wheel alone can cost about $40,000

Formula One Car Performance Figures

For a decade F1 cars had run with 3.0 litre naturally-aspirated V10 engines, but in an attempt to slow the cars down, the FIA mandated that as of the 2006 season the cars must be powered by 2.4 litre naturally-aspirated engines in the V8 configuration that have no more than four valves per cylinder.

• As of the start of the 2007 season all engines are now limited to 19,000 rpm in an effort to improve engine reliability and to cut costs down in general.

• Almost each year the FIA has enforced material and design restrictions to limit power, otherwise the 3.0L V10 engines would easily have exceeded 22,000 rpm and well over 1,000 hp . Even with the restrictions the V10s in the 2005 season were reputed to develop 960 hp . The new 2.4L V8 engines are reported to develop between 700 hp and 780 hp.

• The engines produce over 100,000 BTU per minute which can reach temperatures over 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,800 to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit)

• Race fuel consumption rate is 3.1 US mpg. Nonetheless a Formula One engine is over 20% more efficient at turning fuel into power than even the most economical small car

• The end of the engine freeze (2009) has been suggested to be the beginning of both bio-fuel and the reintroduction of turbos

An average F1 car can decelerate from 62-0 mph in about 55 ft, compared with a 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo which takes 103 feet. When braking from higher speeds, aerodynamic downforce enables tremendous deceleration: 4.5 g to 5.0 g , and up to 5.5 g at the high-speed circuits such as the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Canadian GP) and the Autodromo Nazionale Monza (Italian GP). This contrasts with 1.0 g to 1.5 g for the best sports cars (the Bugatti Veyron is claimed to be able to brake at 1.3 g). An F1 car can brake from 124 mph to a complete stop just 2.9 seconds, using only 213 ft

• 0-60MPH= 2s (Theoretically less then 1s would be achievable but lack of traction control makes this near impossible due to loss of tire traction.)
• 0-120MPH= 3.8s
• 0-185= 8.5s
  

A Honda Formula One car, running with minimum downforce on a runway in the Mojave desert achieved a top speed of 258 mph in 2006. According to Honda, the car fully met the FIA Formula One regulations. Even with the limitations on aerodynamics, at 100MPH, aerodynamically generated downforce is equal to the weight of the car and the often repeated claim that Formula One cars create enough downforce to 'drive on the ceiling' remains true in principle, although it has never been put to the test.