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[Carbon Klein]

If you bought a real F1 car, what kind of maintenance or costs will you incur with this car? Assuming that you only plan to run it a few times a year, what should a person think about in regards to costs?

How would you maintain it? Will you need a full team of mechanics? How often will you need to replace the tires? What else did I leave out?

Where can you get spare parts? From the car maker or to be custom machined from some machine/auto shop?

If you crashed, how would you repair the carbon frame?

What are your thoughts on the ins and outs of private F1 car ownership?

I saw some Tyrells, Williams, Lotuses and Ferraris for sale in some British and American magazines.

[Ruud de la Rosa]

They often come with spare parts, and tyres. If you buy them just for fun, and you don't have any knowledge of an F1 car, you won't have fun after a while!

[Carbon Klein]

How would one go about learning about F1 cars so that one will not become bored over time?

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[Ursus]

I think Ruud meant that if you don't have any knowlege the car won't remain in running condition for very long and thats not very fun, is it?

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[Ruud de la Rosa]

Maybe if you buy one, you should take it apart. Just look at every little detail of the car and try to understand how it works.
That way if something brakes you will be able to see what is wrong with it! And if you have some money to spend you could purchase a few. tehn can drive with one and the rest will be spare parts!! I recommend before you buy one you should race one first. there are a few little companies that will let you race one. You'll learn a lot from that!!

[Carbon Klein]

How can one go about driving an F1 car? Any recommendations on finding someone who will lease out a car? thanks!

[Ruud de la Rosa]

2 Companies: Kroon Racing: E-mail koningst@xs4all.nl
Phone +31(0)464491199
Fax+31 (0)464495780
You race amg F1 Cars with Ford coworth engines.

F1 International Larousse Ford Car with Ford cosworth engine Phone (33) 0142253081

[Fritz]

And how much does that cost? I fear the worst...

[Ruud de la Rosa]

F1 international charges 1250US$ for 1lap F1 every extra lap costs 500US$
Kronn charges 1800US$ for 2Laps every axtra lap costs 175US$(don't know if they exist anymore?)

[Ruud de la Rosa]

BTW I've just read that you can buy Schummi's F310B for +/- 1,000,000 US$
It's being auctioned at Brooks.

[Keith Sawatsky]

The DuPont Registry Magazine has some dealers and collectors that regularly sell F1 and cart cars....as well as various GT and GTP racers.

Some of the lesser known....or for that matter older cars....we're talking early 80's here(Ferrari's excepted of course)sell for as little as $150,000 USD. I've even seen several advertised with a significant collection of spare parts.

I can only imagine the cost if something breaks though!!!!

It's a good thing I don't haver enough money to find out.

[Ruud de la Rosa]

In the Englisch magazine Autosport i saw an Ad : tyrell 98 40000Pounds also older bennetons etc. In that magazine their are a lot of adverts even Formula Opel, F3 etc Check it out!

[Ray Bell]

Some things are very difficult. In the seventies, when the Brits were using FG400 Hewland gearboxes, they threw out the gears after every practice session and race. Many things are lifed like that.
But you don't have to drive that hard, then the costs are not so high. And you can go different ways. Iron brake discs, for instance, outlast carbon fiber discs by a very wide margin, cutting the rev limiter back by 1000rpm may quadruple engine life and so it goes on.
One thing is for sure - a F1 car from the 70s would cost a lot less to run than one from the 90s

[Carbon Klein]

I guess I'll give F1 International a try and see how it is to drive an F1 car! Thanks guys and gals!

[Ruud de la Rosa]

You're welcome