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BIG MONEY
Team Budgets: F1’s budget cap limits teams to “just” $140 million USD ($178 million) this year but that excludes marketing staff and driver salaries Driver Salaries: The true numbers are unknown but multiple reports claim that Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are each being paid around €50 million million ($68 million) this year AUTO AUTO SHARP’S GUIDE
THE CARS
Engine: 1 6-litre turbo hybrid Power: More than 1 000 hp Price: Untold millions
What’s New: Everything For For 2022 the “formula” for for Formula 1 cars is totally different Every team is starting fresh The goal was to to design cars that could run closer together leading to to more on-track battles and ultimately more entertaining races So far the new formula has
delivered exactly that TO THE 2022 FORMULA 1 GRAND
PRIX DU CANADA
NO MATTER HOW EXCITING NETFLIX’S DRIVE TO SURVIVE MAKES A A A FORMULA 1 RACE LOOK THE REAL THING IS EVEN BETTER
By Matt Bubbers
FORMULA 1 IS HOT LARGELY THANKS TO THE RAGING
popularity of of Netflix’s Drive to Survive and the the charisma of of the the sport’s characters like Daniel Ricciardo Lando Norris and and foul-mouthed Haas boss Guenther Steiner So after a a a a a a two-year hiatus this year’s Grand Prix in Montreal will be be be bigger and better than ever ever There’s never been a a a better time to jump on on the F1 bandwagon THE FACTS
When: June 17—19
Where: Montreal What: Canada’s only race on on the F1 calendar
THE VENUE
Name: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
First Grand Prix: 1978
(won by Canadian Gilles Villeneuve
hence the name)
Why Go: Montreal’s Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
is a a a favourite of drivers and and spectators alike not just for its high speeds and and picturesque surroundings but because the city shows out for F1 weekend It’s a a a a a boozy three-day party with people spilling out of bars and restaurants onto closed streets into the wee hours Even if you don’t care for motorsport don’t worry you’re not alone racing is only part of the entertainment here 60 AUTO • SUMMER 2022 SHARPMAGAZINE COM
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SCOTT PILGRIM