How much do F1 DRIVERS spend on HOTELS?
Summary
TLDRThis script provides an in-depth look at the potential annual accommodation costs for Formula 1 drivers, who spend over 180 days away from home in various lodgings. It breaks down the expenses for each race location, offering insights into the cost of staying at luxury hotels or renting motor homes. The total estimated cost for a year's worth of accommodations is staggering, highlighting the financial demands of supporting elite athletes in a global racing series.
Takeaways
- 🏎️ Formula 1 drivers spend significant time away from home, often in hotels, apartments, and motor homes, incurring substantial accommodation costs.
- 💵 The annual accommodation bill for a driver can be over $150,000, considering the high costs of hotels near race tracks during Grand Prix weekends.
- 🌍 Accommodation costs vary greatly by location, with some races like Monaco and Abu Dhabi featuring particularly high prices due to the prestige and demand.
- 🏨 Drivers often stay in luxury hotels close to the track for convenience, which can be expensive, especially during peak race weekends.
- 🏁 The script provides detailed breakdowns of accommodation costs for various races, including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Australia, with prices ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars.
- 🛏️ Some drivers opt for motor homes during European races, which can be a more cost-effective and private option compared to hotels.
- 🏙️ In cities like Miami and Austin, drivers may stay in high-end hotels, with costs escalating significantly during race weekends.
- 💼 Teams typically cover accommodation costs for drivers, sometimes securing discounts for booking rooms for the entire crew.
- 🏡 A few drivers own homes in Monaco and may stay there during the race weekend, potentially saving on accommodation costs.
- 🌐 The global nature of Formula 1 means drivers and teams must adapt to different currencies and economic conditions, which can impact accommodation costs.
Q & A
How many days does a Formula 1 driver typically spend away from home in a year?
-A Formula 1 driver typically spends over 180 days away from home in a year.
What is the estimated accommodation cost for a driver staying at the Sofitel hotel in Bahrain for a race weekend?
-The estimated accommodation cost for a driver staying at the Sofitel hotel in Bahrain is around $8,000 for the period of the race weekend.
How much does a driver typically spend on accommodation at the Shangri-La hotel in Saudi Arabia for a race weekend?
-A driver might spend around $1,000 a night for the first two nights and then approximately $2,000 a night for the next four nights at the Shangri-La hotel in Saudi Arabia, totaling a significant amount for the race weekend stay.
What is the estimated cost for a driver's stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne, including the race weekend?
-The estimated cost for a driver's stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne is around $7,200 for six nights, including the race weekend.
How much does a driver typically spend on accommodation during the Japanese Grand Prix?
-A driver might spend around $3,750 for accommodation during the Japanese Grand Prix, assuming they stay at the circuit hotel.
What is the estimated cost for a driver's stay at the Fairmont hotel in Austin, Texas, for the race weekend?
-The estimated cost for a driver's stay at the Fairmont hotel in Austin, Texas, is around $9,000 for five or possibly six nights.
How much does a driver typically spend on accommodation at the Pattio Tangara hotel in Sao Paulo for the Brazilian Grand Prix?
-A driver might spend around $5,200 for accommodation at the Pattio Tangara hotel in Sao Paulo for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
What is the estimated accommodation cost for a driver staying at the Ritz Carlton in Singapore?
-The estimated accommodation cost for a driver staying at the Ritz Carlton in Singapore is around $7,500 for a stay that includes the race weekend.
How much does a driver typically spend on accommodation at the Four Seasons hotel in Mexico City for the Mexican Grand Prix?
-A driver might spend around $14,000 for accommodation at the Four Seasons hotel in Mexico City for the Mexican Grand Prix.
What is the estimated accommodation cost for a driver staying at the Hilton on Yas Island for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, including the testing days?
-The estimated accommodation cost for a driver staying at the Hilton on Yas Island for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, including the testing days, is around $85,000.
Who typically covers the accommodation costs for Formula 1 drivers during the race weekends?
-The teams mostly cover the accommodation costs for Formula 1 drivers during the race weekends, and sometimes they may get a discount, especially if the hotel is booking for all of the crew.
Outlines
🏎️ Formula 1 Driver Accommodation Costs
This paragraph discusses the substantial annual accommodation expenses of Formula 1 drivers who spend significant time away from home, often staying in hotels, apartments, and motor homes. The script provides a race-by-race breakdown of potential costs, starting with the Bahrain Grand Prix and moving through various locations such as Saudi Arabia, Australia, Japan, and China. It highlights the specific hotels drivers might stay in and the approximate nightly rates, including peak times during race weekends. The teams generally cover these costs, sometimes with discounts for booking rooms for the entire crew. The paragraph also mentions the varying accommodations and costs in different cities, emphasizing the high expenses involved in housing elite athletes during the global racing season.
🌍 Global Race Accommodations for F1 Drivers
This section continues the exploration of Formula 1 drivers' accommodation costs, detailing the expenses incurred at races in Europe, including Spain, Austria, and the United Kingdom. It mentions the preferences of drivers for certain hotels due to their proximity to the tracks or the quality of the establishments. The paragraph also covers the costs in Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, and Brazil, providing nightly rates and total estimated expenses for stays that often span beyond the race weekends. The narrative emphasizes the high costs of staying in luxury accommodations and the unique experiences at each location, such as the fan interactions in Hungary and the exclusivity of certain hotels like the one in Brazil, which is nearly impossible to book.
🏨 High-End Hotels and Accommodation Trends for F1 Drivers
The final paragraph focuses on the accommodation choices and costs for Formula 1 drivers in the latter part of the racing season, including races in Las Vegas, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi. It discusses the high-end hotels preferred by drivers, such as the W Hotel in Las Vegas and the Ritz Carlton in Qatar, and the significant costs associated with these stays. The script also touches on the potential for drivers to stay in motor homes, particularly for races in Europe, and the costs associated with these alternatives. The paragraph concludes with a total estimated accommodation cost for the season and a reminder to subscribe and support the channel for additional content and merchandise opportunities.
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Keywords
💡Formula 1
💡Accommodation
💡Race
💡Hotel
💡Motor Home
💡Grand Prix
💡Circuit Hotel
💡Peak Season
💡Discount
💡Private Jet
💡Testing
Highlights
A driver may spend over 180 days away from home annually in various accommodations.
Accommodation costs for a driver can be estimated race by race throughout the year.
In Bahrain, drivers might spend around $8,000 for a stay at the Sofitel hotel.
The Shangri-La hotel in Saudi Arabia could cost over $3,000 per night for some drivers.
Drivers in Melbourne might stay at Crown Towers, accruing a bill of around $7,200.
In Japan, drivers could pay approximately $750 per night, totaling around $3,750 for the stay.
Chinese drivers often stay at the Heng where rates are relatively cheaper, around $400 per night.
Miami accommodation for drivers can peak at $1,500 per night during race weekends.
In Europe, some drivers opt for motor homes, with rental costs around $1,000 per week.
Monaco is unique as many drivers stay at their own homes, potentially avoiding accommodation costs.
In Montreal, drivers might stay at the Four Seasons with a cost of around $8,000 for five nights.
Austria's Schloss Seefeld Hohenems could cost drivers around $4,800 for a four-night stay.
Silverstone accommodation might range from $1,500 to $6,000 depending on the hotel's proximity to the track.
Hungary offers some of the best value for money, with accommodation ranging from $400 to $1,200 per night.
The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa sees drivers paying around $5,400 for a four-night stay at the De La Source hotel.
In the Netherlands, drivers often stay at the NH Collection for its proximity to the track, costing around $4,000 for four nights.
Monza's Hotel dielle is a popular choice among drivers, with a cost of around $5,200 for a four-night stay.
Abu Dhabi's Hilton on Yas Island might cost drivers around $85,000 for a stay including testing days.
The total estimated accommodation cost for a Formula 1 driver over a season is over $159,500.
The transcript provides insights into the high costs of housing elite athletes in various global locations.
Transcripts
good day if one drivers spend 180 plus
days away from home a year in hotels
apartments and motor homes so what might
their annual accommodation Bill be well
I'll tell you in a few
seconds let's go race by race and we'll
use this year as an example let's kick
it off with Bahrain and this year we'll
take for an example we had testing so
there's 3 days there they probably
arrived a day early then there was a few
days off between that and the race and
then there was the race so another four
nights accommodation there most of them
stayed at this hotel the sofel it's
probably a 12-minute drive from the
track sometimes even quicker and I can
tell you they would have paid around
$8,000 for that period of time of course
if they' stayed in the city say a Ritz
Caron be slightly more than that now
remember I'm not saying that all the
drivers stay in the same hotels but this
will give you an idea of what it might
be like for a driver who stayed at all
of these hotels next up it was off to
Saudi Arabia the shanga hotel on the
last corner is brand new stunning and a
number of drivers called that home for
the week or so that they were there
because many flew on the Monday you
would have budgeted 1,000 a night for
the first two nights and then probably
two grand a night for four nights most
of them would have checked out on the
Sunday gone to the track done the race
and then headed out that night I
budgeted on the drivers arriving a day
earlier into Melbourne because of the
long trip so let's assume they stayed
six nights at the crown Towers which is
the major hotel in Melbourne at 122009
night remember these prices are all in
Us doll you could rack up
$7,200 for that stay next up it was
Japan and this was one of the cheaper
races most of the drivers staying at the
circuit hotel which is all of 600 m to
the track but even then they would all
Drive in I'm suggesting 750 a night for
five nights would be around the mark and
then on top of that many would have
arrived a little bit earlier or perhaps
stayed another couple of days later and
gone to Tokyo or Osaka but I haven't
included that in this price so there's
37 50 for Japan and who pays for this
well it's the teams mostly and do they
get a discount well sometimes they do
especially if the hotel is booking for
all of the crew but a lot of times the
drivers stay separately from the crew
because obviously the team doesn't want
to be paying out a th000 or 2,000 a
night per room when they can put a team
say in a h or a Hilton at a much lower
rate in China a good number of the
drivers stayed at the height which was
pretty cheap I think it was about 400 a
night and it's close to the track I
stayed at the Sheron it was about the
same price if they' stayed in the city
yeah it probably would have paid more at
a better Hotel I'm guessing 800 so let's
assume they stayed in the city at the
higher end we'll say 600 for the first
night and then three nights at 800 a
total of
$3,000 now Miami where I'm sitting right
now a number of them stayed at the setti
hotel you'd pay probably 1,000 a night
for the first two nights and then it
goes into higher Peak when the race is
on so500 a night for the other three
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European races at IMA now at this point
some of the drivers will actually go and
rent these large motor homes I don't
know what they pay per month but this
one here is worth just over $300,000 so
I'm guessing you're probably paying
$1,000 a week maybe a little bit less
but I'm not going to budget for these
because there's a number of drivers who
use them and they're typically the likes
of Lewis valter MC Shaker used to use
one Fernando and they're typically
parked up in an area not too far from
the track all of them together security
around and they don't have to deal with
any fans or have any socializing with
outside people but for the sake of this
exercise let's look at a hotel a lot of
them stay and this is the do I even know
how to pronounce this Varin varana
Palace Resort and Spa yeah look this is
normally 250 us a night but race weekend
we're up at over $11,000 I'm guessing
1,200 to drive to the track but it's
reasonably private out there so let's
put down 4,800 for that next up it's
Monaco now this one's an interesting one
because a lot of drivers stay at their
own homes in Monaco I'd be interested to
know if any of the drivers charge the
team for accommodation even though
they're staying in their own home
because technically they could say no I
want a hotel in the city and if they
were to take a hotel as some of them
have done in the past something like the
Columbus hotel which was and I think
still is partly owned by David cart is
probably a th000 a night for the
non-race weekend nights and then
probably two for the race weekend nights
and if you're there for 5 days that's
going to be about
$88,000 and I've stayed there once and
the room I had was very small but it's
Monaco and of course everywhere we go we
go in peak season so the teams the media
everyone that travels with the circus is
getting reamed the closer they stay to
the track obviously the higher the rates
in Montreal they'd probably stay at the
Four Seasons or the Ritz cartton Four
Seasons is slightly more expensive so
I'll have two knights at 1,000 and three
at 2,000 for a total of 8 Grand for
Montreal balona the Arts Hotel is
popular with a number of drivers I'm
thinking 12 100 a night is probably
within the ballpark as an average over
the five nights unless of course they
fly out on the Sunday which a lot of the
drivers do so let's do in Wednesday
Thursday Friday Saturday out Sunday
that's four nights a total of 4,400 all
up next up Austria and this is an
interesting one because uh if if you're
not staying in a motor home close to the
track you're probably out at the Schloss
gabble hoffen a lovely property which is
completely overtaken by Formula 1 on
that weekend 1 12200 a night would be
about the mark four nights in once again
arriving Wednesday and leaving Sunday on
your private jet and you've racked up
$4,800 worth of accommodation silverston
now there's not a great deal around
silverston of any great quality I stay
in The Moxy in uh where is it Milton ke
it's about a 30-minute drive it's a
great little hotel it's got a nice Buzz
to it but closer to the track uh pretty
much there's only whittlebury Hall and I
stayed there once and I thought it was
very daggy and old but it's pricey I'm
going to go with 1,500 a night here and
some of the rooms don't have air
conditioning but its Saving Grace is it
is very close to the track that's 6
grand for your four nights Hungary is
good value for us it's one of the best
value places that we go to I stay in the
kinsky hotel but right next doors a Ritz
Caron the Four Seasons is around the
corner um look you're probably paying
anything from 400 to 1200 a night
depending on the quality of the property
so I'm going to say here 4,800 for the
Ritz Caron and Hungary is one of the
best places for you to see drivers
arriving back at their hotels there's
such a buzz outside the hotels from
Thursday night right through until
Saturday night with hundreds and
hundreds out the front chanting and
screaming at drivers when they arrive
and it's all good natured the Belgian
Grand PRI at spa it's in a very small
country town area so quality
accommodation is not a premium but there
is one place right near the track 150
MERS from the first Corner called delar
Source a good number of the drivers stay
there it's impossible to get a booking
and you need to pay almost a year in
advance if you do get a booking it's
very comfortable but the buzz downstairs
each night when the drivers come back is
quite special often times the whole
place will erupt in cheers and Applause
when a driver enters the premises so
what will a team be paying for their
drivers here 1,350 per night that's a
total of 5,400 for four nights let's
talk to the Netherlands now and the
hotel of choice for most of the drivers
is the NH collection it's right opposite
the track at the very entrance
but it's a very old and tired property
in fact it's it's downright daggy but
the drivers aren't booking that hotel
for exclusivity or exciting Decor
they're booking it for the sheer
proximity to the track once again
there's often people waiting at the
front of that hotel every night for
drivers to return and for four nights at
the NH I'm going with $4,000 one of the
most visually pleasing hotels is the
hotel dille just outside Monza fans
gather there too put ly Ferrari fans
because the Ferrari drivers have stayed
there in the past and bear in mind that
there's no guarantee that if drivers
stay there last year they're going to be
there this year and what will a driver
be paying for four nights at the hotel
dille 5200 I've got that down for we're
about 2/3 the way through the year next
up it's off to aaban really only two
hotels that the drivers consider staying
at here and the either end of The
Paddock the JW Marriott up this end and
the Hilton at this end the Marriott's a
better Hotel hence it's more expensive
so I'll go with that one 1,500 a night
and I'll put them down for five nights
cuz often they'll stay and leave on the
Monday now there will be a couple of
days in between aaban and Singapore but
I'll Overlook them and we'll just go
straight to Singapore I've booked them
in for 59 on the Wednesday out on the
Monday and a good number of them will
stay at the Ritz carton because it is
the closest hotel to ptic it's a walk of
no more than 250 M the rooms are big and
beautiful and it's it's just a top class
Hotel the credit card bill for that stay
per driver
$7500 Austin in Texas is a hellishly
expensive city uh I've got down the
Fairmont at 1,800 a night and you'll
need five nights it might even be six
because there'll be uh a fair time
difference they might even come two days
early and five nights at 1800 comes out
to 9k and that might even be on the
lower side of what a driver would end up
paying in Mexico's City most of the
drivers stay in pal o or a long reformer
and I have seen the likes of Niko
hulkenberg some years ago staying at the
Four Season so let's base it on that
because that is a stunning hotel and
what will Five Nights at the Four
Seasons set you back around 14
Grand we're 20 races in to the 2024
season and then it's off to Brazil Sal
Paulo to be exact and a good number of
drivers will stay at the pattio tangara
Hotel you will not get a booking there
it's impossible five nights in on
Tuesday say out on Sunday 800 for the
first couple of nights $ 1,200 for the
other three that's
$5,200 for what is one of the best
hotels in the world in fact I'm going to
say it is the best hotel that I stay at
all year last year in Las Vegas a lot of
drivers stayed at the wi or the venan or
Palazo I'll go with the wi here because
it is the number one property there5
night for the first couple of nights and
then 2200 a night for the next four cuz
they probably would have gone over a
little bit earlier
11,800 but it is the standout property
in Las Vegas the penultimate race is in
Kata or Qatar depending on how you say
it now I can tell you the Ritz Carlton
is popular with drivers and I had a look
today and you can still get it for
$3,700 for five nights in on Wednesday
out on Monday now that is one of the
best deals we get all year at five star
properties because Kata has just an
overs supply of hotels that they built
for the World Cup so put the Ritz carton
down for
$3,700 and the final race of the year is
in Abu Dhabi and I've picked the Hilton
it's on Yas Island there are what four
other hotels near the track the Rotana
the Centro Crown Plaza yeah they're
three and a half star nice close to the
track and um certainly okay but the
Hilton is a much newer Hotel on Orlando
Norris state sted there last year of
course um the team is sponsored by
Hilton that is expensive so I'm going to
put that down for
$85,000 because most of the drivers will
need an extra two nights because testing
takes place on the Tuesday so they'll
have to stay Sunday night and Monday
night do testing and then probably head
to the airport either Abu Dhabi or Dubai
to head home so that's 24 races and have
a look at the total
159,50 $50 now that is an estimate and
it doesn't take into account all of the
days that they would stay away between
races where they don't fly back home but
as you can see it's an expensive game to
house Elite athletes especially when
we're going all over the world now one
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