Money would make your journey short

Stroll family: Financial backing is only what is needed.

There’s literally no other sport in the world that only has 20 participants per year.

This video is to a degree innacurate. there aren't 5 billion people actively wanting to get into f1. sure kids could dream but the actual percentage would be low but still a lot higher than the number you suggest. Have to take into account how many kids try to get into the FIA karting world championships and how many end up being able to participate and go from there in terms of how many people participate in each driving category.

i think the most tragis thing abaut this is not our misable unsolid dreams that never materialised, but the unknow amount of talented young boys and girls that were never able to surpass the nacional karting leagues. We know lewis hamilton did, but how many more stayed forgotten???

hundreds of hearts shattred after watcing this video

One sure way to not become an F1 driver is to not try at all. The 5 billion starting point is way too high. Who knows the true number? We can only count people who start a motorsport career with the serious intent that F1 is their goal, and that would be a lot less than 5 billion.

this make me like 80 times more motivated

I'm from Finland and I'm so damn proud about what this small country has achieved in this sport from 90s to current day. Mika Häkkinen, Mika Salo, Kimi Räikkönen, Heikki Kovalainen and Valtteri Bottas were all people who were able to hit the jackpot! These guys definitely didn't have rich parents to pay their career, no. It was all about being good at something, trusting in yourself and just working your butt off to get yourself there. Of course being in right place at the right time with right people, so it's also luck but still..

I grew up stupid poor so no chance at getting into Karting as a kid. Now that I can afford karting, I'm too old.

Ihhh there are not 5 billion people interested in becoming an f4 driver 😂

Gotta also mention recent driver Oscar Piastri as well. The lad won everything before F1 basically. Spent one year in Alpine as reserve driver and its now at Mclaren.

Kimi: "Bwoah, I was just racing for fun, but then Peter (Sauber) called me up for some reason." * he only raced Formula Ford and Formula Renault UK after kartinf before F1

Don't worry people, even if f1 is too much for most of us, remember that it's not the only form of motorsports on the planet. You have touring cars, endurance racing, which is very demanding and with a bit of skill and determination and maybe just a little money you can get a gt class seat.

I did karting for 5 years from 2012-15 and again in 2018 got only 1 win but just ran out of money and I wasn’t going to go anywhere with it.

For anyone saying that compareable skill to people on the grid is a prerequisite above money. Let me remind you all that *Nikita Mazepin* was once a F1 driver...

Yeah I agree this is one of the least accessible for most average people but I disagree with how you did your odds.. it’s really actually if you have the money and a family willing to fork up the cash.. your odds are considering population as a whole, and not every single one of us wants to race cars lol..you just have to be part of the small few that want to drive firstly and then secondly have the cash to do it.. sure your odds are still astronomically small but much better odds than your 1/300 million chance.

something has died in me today

I'm not surprised at all. I never wanted to be an F1 driver, I wanted to race with carts and entry level cars like gt86 or mx5 in regional race compilation s but sadly for me my country Bangladesh has the 3rd lowest car ownership because of not having an automobile industry, hight population density and crazy high tax rates. Only 0.4% people have cars. 😢

I was 13 in 2012 when i had the dream of becoming an F1 driver. That dream died many years ago because it is simply impossible to reach it that far. You really need 3 major things: Money,network and talent. Max is doing great because he had a huge talent and his father was a former F1 driver, that opens doors. But playing in the Champions League final is more feasible than becoming an F1 driver, so i’m happy that my sadness for not becoming an F1 is forever gone..

Great Video like always mate!

This video is literally the best advert for buying lottery tickets

I love it how your basic assumption of “has passing interest in Motorsport” is equivalent to “willingness to pay tens of thousands of pounds to compete”, but sure, whatever helps you calculate those numbers.

2:10 Ayoo that was my mechanic in Parolin 😂😂

And this is why we sim race haha

Yes it might be hard to get into F1 as a driver, but it's even harder to get into F1 as a photographer. They simply don't let some aspiring amateur photographer with their point and shoot camera alongside the track.

It would be more relevant if you calculated the odds of becoming an F1 driver among those who tried carting instead of the majority of world population. There is a pretty big difference between having some sort of interest in motorsport and actually try to pursue a racing career.

Just wanted to say your vids are amazing. It's actually gotten me into F1.

Nice. Godlike when you get there.

All hope is not lost esports are growing every year and a good racing setup might only cost you a couple grand if you want to get serious. Might not get you millions like f1 drivers but the pros are definitely getting a pretty penny back from there investment

Getting to F1 is 95% money and 5% skill. You could be the best there ever was, but if youre broke, tough luck.

thank god I'm happy just watching F1 and playing the games ^.^

I think it'd be awesome if they had global karting championships, it'd be much more accessible.

Looking at the current grid most of the drivers are there either because of money, relations, dad , etc.. At the same time I don't mean they don't have talent (Max, Carlos, Leclerc, Norris, etc)

I won the @Driver61 sweepstakes. So the odds for me are about 1. For 3 laps 😅

You will never chamge my mind that F1is just rich people go karts

The lowests positions on the championship on f1 should be free to new f2 drivers, if the drivers don't succeeded by consecutive years, they're out. by doing that, those drivers would recive lower salaries, and the teams would have more money to spend on the car, and the people would have bigger chances to be a world champion at least 1 time

100000% correct. I only made it as far as 1 go kart hobby season. Money ran out. The end

I’m about to Make it to FORMULA 4 and this video popped up man Devastating to watch absolutely gutted 😂

Well that was a happy video to watch before bed

Bad math, I’d start with the amount of people who are in f4 after karting, because not everyone in karting wants to become an f1 driver (a lot of hobbyist) let alone 5 billion people 😂

A lot of people dont think about the price that this takes

Nyck de Vries sacking was so uncalled for, they brought back Ricciardo who did not add anything to that seat either, but yet, we have people like Stroll or Saergant taking up seats with ridiculous performance for years in a row...

Not if you are lance stroll

Everyone take this moment to appreciate how easy and accessible sim racing is ❤

That thumbnail with Ferrari Schumacher helmet is hot!

I personally think to become a F1 Driver. In exchange for it. Your family, yourself & everyone who supports you in this early journey would have to give up something big without ever knowing if they would make it. I feel that is the biggest challenge.

Even Karting at a low level running a Briggs LO206 I’m over ten grand on investment.

Solo Developed an MMO. I got this.

nah, I'd win

I believe sim racing is the future for driver development, and getting them ready for the real thing, it's a lot cheaper and the simulation is getting closer to real life every year. So far Max Verstappen is the only one who's aware of how useful sim racing can be for real life and is actually planning to make a drivers development project around it

Im starting karting soon I at least one to try my best to get into a low tier racing series

My calculations should be taken with a grain of salt as it’s impossible to know exact numbers for most parts but I based it on how they calculate odds of winning the Powerball. Hope you enjoyed the video ❤️

i thought i should workhard so that i can to my son : "dont worry abt ur studies my son , be best in what u do , dad got all ur back" but now realizing i should workhard so that i can say to him : "money i never gonna be a problem , the only purpose of ur life is to become a F1 champion !" and we gave birth for u only for that ! jff but i should work hard atleast to say the frst stansa

Pls can you make a video about Ronnie petterson Aldo called the super swede

Is that death footage at the beginning?

Before having watched the video, money, stature, driving skills and physical ability off the top of my head. Could probably add mental aptness to deal with the politics, media and fame.

and they suddenly appear in WEC

Got to have a rich daddy pay your way in about anymore.

You throwing random numbers really shows that you truly don't understand how probability works.

I wonder how proud these people are. How they are in person. Are they nice to decent people?

wish i got into karting as a kid instead of being into scooters and skateboards and yugioh 😂

People need to stop thinking you can use statistics whenever you want. You absolutely cannot compare being hit by lightning versus trying to get into F1. One is an act of nature and one is something you actively train for and participate in and apply for. They are entirely different.

So, you’re saying there’s a chance? Yeeesss!!

These statistics are completely fucked. 5 billion people have not tried to make it as a F1 driver LOL.

If you're Penelope Piquet, you will thing this math is wrong: Her Granddad was a 3x F1 World Chanpion Her uncle was a F1 racing Driver Her Stepdad is an F1 3x World Champion (soon to be 4x)

Its really sad not many ppl speak about the dark side of F1 and brush it under the rug. In todays F1 vast majority come in to the sport either through their own wealth or through legacy connections. Legacy connections are someone who have a family member already been in F1 hence the path to F1/racing is much easier for such drivers and these drivers include Max Verstappen and Mick Schumacher to name as examples. Then you have drivers whose families can afford to sponsor their career and these drivers include Lando Norris, Nikita Mazepin and Lance Stroll. Ofcourse after Lando proved himself McLaren paid back the money paid by Norris family. Then you have drivers of the 3rd kind who basically come from nothing and are backed by legit sponsors whose sponsorship conditional upon their performance targets and drivera include Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.

You forgot the one above F1,The FE

Well. Then I am fine with Mario Kart for now.

Formula Racing should have rules in place where only pure talent matters not money. It would make the sport tear the sky.

easy method: Step 1: win the lottery (1 in a 292mil chance) Step 2: get into F1 with the money (1 in a smaller amount of millions chance) Step 3: infinite money glitch

damn, there goes my dream

Because it’s almost impossible to be born into a family with the interest and the money to make it happen. No one becomes an F1 driver through talent and hard work alone. The more talented and hard working a driver is, the less money and support it will take to get them to F1, but regardless it takes a (literally) 1 in 100 million combination of circumstances to make it happen.

can you still become a f1 driver at 20+ years old? (If you get really crazy fast and have acess to the money)

Liam Lawson: “tell me about it”

Hey, there's me in the video 🙋‍♂

You guys think I can still get in f1 with these chances?

Soooo....eSports it is boys?

RESPECTO🙏🏽

No matter how small the chance is to get there I will start with my son karting in 1 year

The analysis is cool but the numbers make no sense, the original pool has to be a) only males b) only people who actually apply themselves and start karting at least on an amateur level.

Fear not. Either a small loan of a million dollars you can race in most series.

Esteban Ocon is actually the most recent driver to skip F2.

Street racing is beyond impossible

People saying money can make your journey short but then what about the skills??? Don't you guys think it requires skills to drive an f1 car its different then those formala 3 4 2 cars and lance stroll daddy bought him the seat but he's still talented not as the other drivers but at least better then all of us

So if I win the biggest lottery what are the chances that I buy myself a seat in 🤔

How much money do F3 & F2 racers make?

In Short: Buy a racing seat for 1000€ and play F1 23 or F1 24.

Nigel Mansell grafted his arse off to get into F1 even remortgaging his house. He’s the people’s champion

I think more people would like to win the lottery, than being an F1 pilot

So I win the lottery and then I become f1 driver

The same point of "it requires a ridiculous amount of money to make it and then you still might not make it" was repeated in this video in about ten different ways. I think we get the point buddy it didn't need to be said that many times. I'm just giving some constructive criticism so I hope you're not too sensitive. The rest of the video was great though I just thought it was worth letting you know about the unnecessary repetition of the same point. Hope that helps.

What’s the chance of gt3, lmp?

I am good with football😊

The takeaway is: start gambling today, you could become a billionaire tomorrow. And remember, the big win might just be around the corner, never stop gambling!

all the numbers are assuming that 5 BILLION people are interested in becoming race car drivers 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

yep its all about the £. I have a mate who is brutally fast - whenever we go karting he wipes the floor with everyone. But he got hammered by the guys who threw endless wads at it. Even Senna, for all his brilliance would likely to of had to settle for being an exceptionally fast bus driver had his family not been rolling in it. Funny how they help support women coz they have different body parts when thats not the issue. Its a lack of cash - regardless of gender. (not taking away the skill some of these guys have, but we need to put it in perspective)

F2 champions except the last 2, havee 100% chance to have seat in the f1.

The first and most important thing you need is rich parents! if you have that, it is just matter of couple years to get there.

Verstappen might be brilliant, but let's not forget that ib 2015 he received a great ammount of hate that he entered the sport as a pay driver on his father's name