How F1 Teams ACTUALLY Spend $350M a Year (ft. Guenther Steiner)

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Some F1 teams spend up to $350 million a year, which is a massive amount of money - and much more than the official $135 million budget cap.

So, what’s going on? Well, I spoke to Guenther Steiner to really understand how much F1 teams are spending.

In this video, we'll dive into the incredible money that makes F1 teams work – where the money comes from, where it goes, and why the gap between top teams and the rest remains so wide despite the cost cap.

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