The last modern comparison of note is F1 and Indy car. According to Kyle Busch enjoys his introduction at Daytona International Speedway in 2018.The money arrives into the pockets of the awkward-looking, boot-cut racing suits in different ways. NASCAR and IndyCar are localized to the United States and, even at that, are arguably more popular in the south than any other region in the nation. This amount has fluctuated over the years, but as of 2018, it stands at Directly from the IndyCar rulebook: "The program whereby INDYCAR provides benefits to Leaders Circle participants in exchange for their participation in all of the Races. An Indy car runs on an oval track as well as the streets and that is not the case with F1.

However, the first few pennies a racing team earns every year comes from something called the "Leaders Circle" program, which is IndyCar's way of rewarding teams for their full-time participation in the sport. After the Great Recession of 2008, sponsorship dollars became extra hard to grab, and made the recipients of this sparse cash all the more secretive.After talking to a dozen sources on this subject matter—many of whom preferred to remain anonymous—only one thing was evident: nothing is what it seems, and everything (and everyone) in motorsports has a price.The F1 World Championship is sanctioned by the FIA.The oldest and most prestigious championship in the world has a neatly organized revenue system, but its inner workings are a rat's nest of politics and 50-year-old handshake deals that flirt with cronyism. But each F1 team is required to work closely with the development team to build its own. That’s slightly more expensive than an IndyCar, which averages $15 million.

F1 drivers do not receive purse money from racing venues or from Formula 1 itself.The Alonsos, Vettels, and Hamiltons of the world also enjoy hefty bonuses from their teams for scoring race wins, pole positions, fastest laps, and winning world championships.

At the very top, there is a massive revenue stream from TV rights that are sold to networks, most recently to NBC.

Because drivers are considered self-employed and these monies would be earned in several states and under different tax laws, it's safe to assume that our driver would have a tax burden of around 35 percent, which means that if no other income is earned that year, our hypothetical all-star driver would've risked his life at 230 miles per hour for an entire year in exchange for roughly $85,800, after taxes. Trevor raced this car at Watkins Glen. As such the competitiveness of the cars varies widely from the front to the back of the grid and budgets spiral in the battle for points.According to its website, IndyCar machinery have between 550 and 700bhp to play with, depending on turbo boost.

Unlike F1, IndyCar runs the same chassis and with two engine manufacturers – Honda and Chevrolet. Teams still make money from sponsors, paid drivers, and their share of the prize money, but the drivers have to navigate a somewhat laughable maze of contracts and clauses.There are two ways to race at the Indy 500; one involves being a full-time IndyCar driver, and another one involves paying a big chunk of cash for a seat—typically around $500,000 to $1,000,000.


The Hulman empire is led by its President and CEO Mark Miles, who also bears the title of IndyCar CEO.To a certain extent, America's premier open-wheel racing series functions like Formula 1, but the fact that IndyCar has part-time drivers and even part-time teams makes things a bit more complicated. Formula E vs. IndyCar vs. NASCAR vs.