Mateschitz smiled bitterly and said, "Don, it looks like I can't hire you as a driver for Red Bull Racing. If the race can't be finished in '91, the engine of the car will be scrapped."

Tang Feng laughed out loud and said, "Dieter, although I won't be a real racing driver, this experience today makes me feel very good. I said Dieter, what if I bought an F1 team for fun? ”

Mateschitz said with a bitter face: "You pull it down!" If you enter the world of Formula 1, there is probably no other way to live! ”

Tang Feng didn't know why.

"Don, in this world, F1, the Olympics and the World Cup are called the three major sports events in the world, and F1 is the most expensive of the three events, and all ten F1 teams burn an average of almost four billion dollars a year," Mateschitz explained.

With Mateschitz's explanation, Tang gradually understood the operation of this extreme sport, which is more extreme than extreme sports.

In this world, when it comes to the most money-burning sports, Formula 1 is a well-deserved leader, what World Cup, what NBA, compared with F1, it is far worse.

Because the design and manufacture of an F1 car is a very complex job, and every part of the car cannot simply be measured by price. From a financial point of view, each part of the car must have a basic price, but this price can only assemble a car that can be driven, if you add the cost of scientific research, design, wind tunnel experiments (and even the cost of the wind tunnel laboratory), public and private test fees, team management costs, etc., it constitutes the real cost of the operation of the F1 team.

According to statistics, the price of a participating F1 car is around 980,000 euros. The price is just to assemble a car that can be driven, and if you want to run an F1 car worth about 980,000 euros for a year, you need to have a lot of accessories.

How much does it cost to enter a car for a year? $8.84 million. These figures are the basic cost of a Formula 1 car, and if you add in the cost of research, design, wind tunnel experiments (and even the cost of the wind tunnel laboratory), and public and private test fees, these figures are at least doubled.

And this figure doesn't include car damage! In Formula 1, once a car accident occurs, the cost of each accident can be significantly increased by millions of euros. Also, if you really put the F1 car on the track. Don't forget to make a deposit of 36.8 million euros at the FIA first! Therefore, F1 motorsport is the most powerful sport in the world!

"Don, as far as I know, out of the ten F1 teams that competed last year, there were only three or four teams that were really profitable, like Ferrari, Mercedes-AMG, McLaren and my Red Bull team, which could barely maintain profits, and other teams, including Williams, were in a negative profit-making state."

"For example, Ferrari. Last year they had a budget of about £250 million a year, but how much did they earn? It's almost £260 million, and the profit on paper is £10 million. My Red Bull team, on the other hand, had a budget of £235 million last year, while we had a revenue of £240 million last year, and we were able to sustain a profit of £5 million on our books. But in reality, these numbers are all superficial numbers, in fact. Almost every team is negatively profitable. I don't know about the other teams, but I have Toro Rosso I and Toro Rosso II under my name. Last year's losses were £60 million and £42 million respectively! ”

Tang Feng frowned, and asked puzzledly: "Dieter, since playing this thing is so expensive, then why do you still play this?" ”

Mateschitz sighed and said, "No way, who made me like this?" It's rare for people to have a few favorite things in their lives, and let's talk about it. I'm not bad for money now, even if I burn money, I can't burn it, so I just keep persevering. ”

After a pause, Mateschitz smiled and said, "Don." If you want to burn money, I'm really nothing in front of your starry sky exploration plan! In order to go to Mars, you dare to burn 80 billion US dollars, compared to my two fleets can't burn 100 million US dollars a year, and I am far behind! ”

Tang Feng said: "Then if I buy a team to play, how much money is appropriate to burn in a year?" ”

"Come on, Don, with your financial resources, if you enter the world of F1 racing, the energy that bursts out is absolutely amazing and even terrifying."

Tang Feng asked: "Doesn't F1 have a budget cap now?" Even if I have money, but I have a budget cap, it's a big constraint for me. ”

The so-called budget cap refers to the annual budget of an F1 team for the development of a car, which is tentatively set at £40 million by the FIA.

Mateschitz complained disdainfully: "Don, don't believe that, that thing is a control strategy developed by the FIA." What the hell is a budget hat, if that thing is really implemented, then F1 will be finished. With that thing limit, no one comes to watch F1. ”

Vettel explained: "The budget cap is purely a tool that the FIA has come up with to control F1, because once the budget cap is implemented, then the FIA has pricing power. For example, if two teams are developing a part in the same area, who will say how much the part is worth? It's the FIA. For example, Renault wants to develop a nose wing, and Mercedes also wants to develop a nose wing, and the FIA has pricing power, so he can set Renault's nose wing at 50,000 pounds, and in this way, Renault has a budget of 39.95 million pounds. The FIA priced the front nose wing developed by Mercedes at £500,000, leaving the Mercedes with a budget of £39.5 million. In this way, Renault will naturally have an advantage in R&D spending. ”

Mateschitz said: "Seth is absolutely right, if the FIA does that, then they want the team to win, and the team can win!" So, now the vast majority of teams are against this budget cap! Don, if you want to buy a team to play with, don't worry about the FIA bastards! And in terms of your financial resources, I'm afraid those bastards at the FIA won't dare to provoke you! ”

Tang Feng said with a smile: "Dieter, then do you think it's better if I buy a team, or set up a new team by myself?" ”

Mateschitz shrugged his shoulders and said, "Don, it's up to you to like this." You are so rich, whether you buy a team or set up your own team, your financial resources are no problem, the key is what you like to do! ”

Tang Feng nodded silently. (To be continued.) )