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Old 11-10-2008, 07:33 PM
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Team Estimated 2008 budget* Points $ per point
Ferrari $414,900,000.00 172 $2,412,209.30
BMW $366,800,000.00 135 $2,717,037.04
McLaren $433,300,000.00 151 $2,869,536.42
Toro Rosso $128,200,000.00 39 $3,287,179.49
Renault $393,800,000.00 80 $4,922,500.00
Red Bull $164,700,000.00 29 $5,679,310.34
Williams $160,600,000.00 26 $6,176,923.08
Toyota $445,600,000.00 56 $7,957,142.86
Honda $398,100,000.00 14 $28,435,714.29
Force India F1 Team $121,850,000.00 0 n/a
Super Aguri $45,600,000.00 0 n/a

Now you know why they need to cut cost.
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From my angle, either at the race, or on TV, it's worth every penny!
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='718357' date='Nov 11 2008, 01:27 PM
From my angle, either at the race, or on TV, it's worth every penny!
+1.....But MUCH better in person!!
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='718475' date='Nov 11 2008, 05:35 PM
+1.....But MUCH better in person!!
Agreed. Attending the Malaysian GP in March was one of the highlights of 2008 for me. Now we just need a stateside race!
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='718499' date='Nov 11 2008, 06:57 PM
Agreed. Attending the Malaysian GP in March was one of the highlights of 2008 for me. Now we just need a stateside race!
The Indy F1 GP was great in '04, especially being a BMW package. This year I did the Montreal GP. They definitely throw a party the whole weekend.
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='718499' date='Nov 11 2008, 03:57 PM
... Now we just need a stateside race!
+F1
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