How much do F1 DRIVERS spend on HOTELS?

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What hotels do F1 drivers stay at and how much do they spend every year? F1 driver's spend about half of the year away from home every year during the F1 calendar and that is certainly no different during the 2024 F1 schedule - but where do they stay normally? Well they're at different hotel chains pretty much every race. From incredible 5 star hotels to small and convenient accomodation to F1 driver's homes at some races! So if you have ever thought where do F1 drivers stay in Monaco or where do F1 drivers stay at your afvourite race, this is the video for you!
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@tombarratt1571 17 күн бұрын

Have you ever done a vid of your total annual costs Kim? If not, would be interesting. I know you often divulge them per vid but one summary would good

@KymIllman 17 күн бұрын

I do one once a year for the tax man that’s enough

@iGamerTags 16 күн бұрын

@@KymIllman thankgod u arent an american kym or the TAXs would have sucked the living soul out of u

@tomasjohansson9495 16 күн бұрын

@@KymIllman Good dodge Kym , but still a good question.

@freddiefreihofer7716 16 күн бұрын

Kym has done a video of what it would cost to attend all the races in a low-end and also in a high-end way. Very informative! Of course, that was for 22 races, I believe.

@zqzj 16 күн бұрын

@@KymIllmanI could see that evoking a bit of tax season PTSD 🤣

@shush1791 16 күн бұрын

i love how you keep coming up with topics that never were in my mind but i keep clicking, being intrigued, and honestly just impressed by your knowledge and connection every time hahaha Keep it up!

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

Music to my ears my friend

@user-ff9er4dl6g 16 күн бұрын

Thank you Kym. You allow fans to see wonderful places we could never see in a lifetime of trying.

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

Happy to share them with you

@nnonotnow 17 күн бұрын

The Pinnacle of Motorsports requires the Pinnacle of accommodations which gets the Pinnacle of pricing. And the Pinnacle of motor sports photographers covering the whole thing. 💯

@user-ff9er4dl6g 16 күн бұрын

yes

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

You’re most kind

@watson956 16 күн бұрын

@nnonotnow Well Said !

@AP02112 16 күн бұрын

Highest quality F1/travel content there is on KZfaq. Bar none.

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

Delighted was such positive feedback

@paulbeltran7132 16 күн бұрын

Can’t wait for f1 Las Vegas. I live in Southern California but will stay at my house at the Colorado river. It’s about 1 hour drive from Vegas.

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

You’re saving a fortune then

@harmanarora283 16 күн бұрын

Dude I’ll pay ya to crash 😂

@jackassplus 16 күн бұрын

As a Vegas native, it was slightly cheaper to go to the British GP (Abbey GS) than to drive across town for the LV GP.

@MAvery106 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for such quality, Content WE Love you KIM!

@YESHIVA2919 16 күн бұрын

There is a new Hilton hotel at Silverstone, opposite the paddock. I'm sure that will be popular this year.

@two6520 16 күн бұрын

Who cares the teams and drivers have millions. Where do the mechanics stay, the real people of the sport.

@Cherry-bc5jf 16 күн бұрын

👍 I'm very much interested in where mechanics stay during the race week, too.

@spartanp2064 5 күн бұрын

They stay in the garage. Fixing the broken bits. Especially if they are Albon’s mechanics. 😂

@Cherry-bc5jf 5 күн бұрын

@@spartanp2064 Spartan P, thx for the reply. Maybe you're right👍 The mechanics might be spending more time in garage than in buildings they stay😂

@circle_line 4 күн бұрын

I was staying at a long-term hotel in-between apartements in Austin. During the GP weekend, I saw McLaren F1 team SUVs parked there. It's one of the cheapest places to stay in Austin, but I think pretty good and clean for the price. less than $60/night for a few nights

@fdavila021 Күн бұрын

When I went to the Monaco Grand Prix a few years ago, I stayed in the neighboring town of Menton. I met the Transport Driver for Stroll’s car and a few mechanics Friday night and had some beers with them. They said they can’t afford to stay in the city of Monaco so get cheaper places nearby.

@benlewis-yp3km 16 күн бұрын

Love the content kym it's great to find out stuff I would never have known about

@noellehaitsma 14 күн бұрын

In Zandvoort NL some of them also stay in a motorhome which would be parked at the golfcourse a short bike ride away

@donny1boykie 16 күн бұрын

I Love these kind of insights Kym. Awesome. Keep up the good work mate.

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

I never stop Donny.

@vyomakeshaconsultancy3406 16 күн бұрын

Another nice video with an interesting update on hotels worldwide in f1 World cheers kym keep up the good work 👏

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@jancam464 16 күн бұрын

The outtakes at the end of this video are hilarious

@GameTrailblazerX 5 күн бұрын

Awesome work lots of research and spendings subscribed :)

@KymIllman 5 күн бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@ruhanherselman3309 17 күн бұрын

Great insight!

@calebbritannia6283 16 күн бұрын

Nice Kym! When I went to Silverstone I stayed at Whittlebury camp next door to the hotel.

@bradtaylor76 16 күн бұрын

It’s the no pants at the end for me. 😂😂. Great content as always Kym. ✌️

@kennethnielsen3864 16 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

Our pleasure!

@colmherbie8261 16 күн бұрын

G'day Kym! Thanks for all the great and relevant information you share with everyone, very informative and always interesting. quick ?? How does everyone and especially the drivers deal with 'Jetlag' traveling so much of the year ?? cheers Colm

@Car_Fanatic 17 күн бұрын

Keep it up great content ❤

@KymIllman 17 күн бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@paolofrancini1219 17 күн бұрын

Amazing Video! Do you know which drivers stayed on the The Setai in Miami Beach? I want to meet them next year

@MarkoVukovic0 16 күн бұрын

Amazing numbers, Kym. I wish F1 could come back to Kyalami, probably the only place I could go for a race weekend due to our useless ZAR currency.

@pennytilghman3003 3 күн бұрын

Hyatt is an excellent hotel chain with high end options.

@Success_is_inevitable 14 күн бұрын

Amazing videeeo! Do you have any videos explaining about cheapest hotel options for fans for each f1 track?

@taahirgause7392 13 күн бұрын

love these vids

@tonyspring 9 күн бұрын

Four Seasons MONTRÉAL is $3400 CDN per night minimum four nights.

@Cherry-bc5jf 16 күн бұрын

Kym, thanks for providing the V on another very interesting F1 matters🙇‍♀

@martinc.720 16 күн бұрын

I have to go to Montreal during the Grand Prix weekend (not for the race). I still haven't decided what I'll do without for a few months to pay for that hotel room.

@stanislas4990 16 күн бұрын

Nice selection of hotels near race tracks. In Monaco Columbus Hotel is not crazy expensive in normal times (from 300€ to 500€), but they charge more for special event such as the GP. It has been bought by Hilton.

@MDSECTOR 10 күн бұрын

I always stay for the outtakes this one was epic 😂

@michaeltorpy3366 16 күн бұрын

Hi kym greetings from Thailand I stayed in a small family run hotel in spa in the mid 80s Hotel was OK comfortable ut the food was stunning stay passionate 😊

@raaj85 4 күн бұрын

Most of the teams have sponsors. When I was in Singapore last year Ferrari had a deal with Marina Bay Sands. Mercedes have Marriott on their car and race suits.

@mclarenF1race 15 күн бұрын

Hey Kym! I would hope those prices include breakfast and evening dinner lol 😂... cheers 🍻 for the content!

@onemoretime107 3 күн бұрын

I've had the pleasure of working with 1 of the teams for the past 2 years as an engineer. They put all of us in hotels, drivers are usually in a home, like an Airbnb.

@raydriver7300 16 күн бұрын

500th Like! Another interesting and erudite video 🌞

@xRicCi 16 күн бұрын

Great video!

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@xRicCi 16 күн бұрын

@@KymIllman see you in Montreal in a few weeks!

@JaysonCue 13 күн бұрын

Love it!!

@WOOMMPOW 5 күн бұрын

I’d like to see a cost analysis of the transportation costs of an F1 team and equipment.

@marknicol9405 3 күн бұрын

would be interesting to see the environmental impact from hauling the F1 equipment around the world, when they want to put the whole "hybrid cars and fuels" on the pedestal for marketing.

@sread833 16 күн бұрын

Kym, not sure if you have done a video on this before, but how do you do all of your accommodations and airfare. Do you plan yourself or does F1 do this for you.

@bigrdog27 16 күн бұрын

Are they required to stay at their sponsors hotels? When I was in Miami it seemed half of Merc was at the Ritz South Beach but the drivers were elsewhere... less busy maybe Edition or St Regis Coral Gables area? Idk

@chrisjames4150 16 күн бұрын

Kym: what camera and mic do you use for your videos. They’re always awesome! Plus your family do a great post production job 👍

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

Canon r5 and 15-35mm lens

@bytex666 16 күн бұрын

This is an extremely high budget for hotels per year, I've been wondering, who pays YOU for following the circus around the world every year? Do you have a separate employer? Are your wages and travel costs paid by someone or do you shell out of your own pocket? I would assume this is your fulltime job?

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

I’m a freelancer.

@spikedcoffee9195 16 күн бұрын

Look up Kyms history. He is ok

@DonLee1980 16 күн бұрын

Last time I went to the Shanghai GP, I stayed at a very nice place for some $200 usd that was near Shanghai city center. That was 2018.

@brookehepburn7866 17 күн бұрын

earliest I’ve been to a video!

@RiminiVirage 16 күн бұрын

I think DC divested his hotel interest in Monaco a few years ago.

@brianiswrong 14 күн бұрын

I remember watching a documentary on red bull, it focused on christian and he mentioned a driver putting in a reciept for a €3 bottle of water, so i can only imagine the mini bar bill and room service bills they rack up and pass on to the teams.

@einezcrespo2107 16 күн бұрын

Thanks Kym for opening the lid on drivers hotel expenses.

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

My pleasure

@alexanderstromer5106 2 күн бұрын

Breakfast comes extra for 200$ every morning, which is 10 000$ per year

@Toolmanrules15 16 күн бұрын

What's your favorite Hotel Chain? Got any tips on getting upgrades? Heading to the US next week

@movus5 16 күн бұрын

G'day Kym! Can you make a video about how drivers manage to cope with Jet Lag? That's a question I've always asked myself

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

Not sure I’d get much of a video out of that one

@BeethovensLaguerreRacing 16 күн бұрын

I’m sure the drivers have sleep cordinators. I know in American football everything in the hotel and plane are manage to make sure the drivers get a good night sleep , all the way down to the curtains they use for windows . You need complete darkness and a rigid schedule to fight off jet lag

@andrefournier 2 күн бұрын

my heart pumps shit for them with the money they make and it's the team that pays wow you are truly a genius

@deweberis2709 16 күн бұрын

David 'Brick-Head' Coultard sold the Columbus Monte-Carlo back in 2010 🤔

@andrewviolidis 10 күн бұрын

Hello , thank you fot the nice video. The hotels are paid from the drivers it self or the team pays for it ? thank you for your reply. Best A.

@KymIllman 10 күн бұрын

Both.

@andrewviolidis 10 күн бұрын

@@KymIllman thank you for your reply. Very much appreciated. If I may I would like to rephrase the question. In my first question I mean just for the drivers expenses, not the rest of the team. Also I had in mind that the expenses in traveling are covered by the team for every person 100%. Am I so wrong on that? thank you for your reply. best A.

@saltau3734 16 күн бұрын

does the photo of lando's win include a pic of the safety car?

@chloeminh2366 16 күн бұрын

are the noise levels in hungary really disruptive? I want to stay at a nicer end hotel but tbh I am not sure about having a crowd outside to pay that much lol

@Chatta-Ortega 14 күн бұрын

I stayed a few blocks away in Budapest. There are plenty of hotels available. The only crowd I noticed was the one around a Mercedes F1 car parked in front of the Four Seasons (???) Hotel. It may have been a different hotel.

@rickintexas1584 16 күн бұрын

The estimates are crazy! I travel a lot for work. I spend about the same amount of nights in hotels. But my costs are a small fraction of this estimate.

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

Yeah, but you’re not going in peak season every weekend

@martinc.720 16 күн бұрын

Are you going everywhere during peak season? Do you really stay at the Ritz when you travel for work?

@rickintexas1584 16 күн бұрын

@@KymIllman Understood. I was in Austin a few weeks ago. I stayed at a normal business hotel (Hilton, Hampton Inn) for about $150 a night. It was about 30 minutes drive north of the COTA track.

@allanreardon 16 күн бұрын

I'm assuming the drivers aren't staying in the average or bottom end rooms that average folks would use.

@ramprasanth3343 16 күн бұрын

Hey Kim just curious does F1 pay for all your tickets or do u actually pay for the flights and accommodation

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

I’m a freelancer

@bryanpons6585 16 күн бұрын

@@KymIllman so not a freeloader?

@barthermans8243 15 күн бұрын

Are these rates including breakfast?

@graemecatty9921 16 күн бұрын

Things have changed if the teams pay for the drivers accommodation. That was a cost they used to cover themselves as the team only covered the crew.

@nasseralsuleimani4807 17 күн бұрын

Found the insta vid while procrastinating doing work, great now rathet than wasting 1 min its 13 😂😂

@KymIllman 17 күн бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

@kooslehlogonolo2423 17 күн бұрын

Why Hotel owners fail to maintaing their hotels even though they have good deals like F1 drivers/High profile people prefer their hotels?

@joep5080 16 күн бұрын

If you build it people will come. Nothing in that statement requires maintenence, people still flock to ruins lol

@AdrianWalker247 16 күн бұрын

Totally agree, Whittlebury Hall at Silverstone is a real dump.

@HondaExige1 13 күн бұрын

Kym completely overlooked the new Hilton on the pit straight.

@timothyjohns3561 16 күн бұрын

Wonder how much extra the F&B bill comes to…. although probably they eat mostly what the team/nutritionist provides… so maybe just WAG for F&B extras 😀🤷‍♂️

@JTW05 9 күн бұрын

If they have a good accountant, nothing. It's a business expense for a start and there are many other loopholes a good accountant will know to bring down their overall personal expenses. They may pay when they stay but by the end of their financial year it will be nothing

@crazybungee 16 күн бұрын

Hotels/Meals/Transport are tax write-offs in most countries.

@jimjones-pz1tt 16 күн бұрын

If F1 drivers use $300,000 motor homes, they're slumming.

@russking7775 15 күн бұрын

The Silverstone hotel doesnt have aircon. Dont need Aircon for the 3 days a year the sun comes out in the UK, be grateful for the central heating the 8 months we need it

@NOL1FEK1NG 11 күн бұрын

wow

@willstevens1986 16 күн бұрын

Isn't there a Hilton at Silverstone now?

@leprechaun7667 14 күн бұрын

F1 Drivers are not paying anything 😂

@shrimpinpat 4 күн бұрын

Exactly. If anything the hotel pays them to stay there. They want people to see them and take pics in their hotels

@solmanJapan Күн бұрын

@@shrimpinpatit's race weekend. They won't care who stays there because the rooms are filled with race goers, media, teams etc. they don't have to advertise and people will pay the jacked up prices anyway and it's the teams themselves who book and pay for the accommodation usually.

@GooseGooseDuck797 7 күн бұрын

So much money wow

@Bill-uf6os 4 күн бұрын

A life of luxury hotel living with some driving.

@what.i.see.photography7077 16 күн бұрын

I would imagine your accommodation costs over the year would not be cheap Kym ?

@Sam-tb4im 16 күн бұрын

where do the crew stay though?

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

All over the place

@MuhammadNiz007 16 күн бұрын

Your annual expense of fixed cost video next please

@geniferteal4178 6 күн бұрын

I imagine I'm late to this but if course they stay at the "win".😊

@Max_Flashheart 16 күн бұрын

Hope they get good room service

@jennstewart3003 5 күн бұрын

I wonder if the drivers/teams who are sponsored by the big brands like Hilton or Ritz Carlton or Marriot get a discount or comped?

@KymIllman 5 күн бұрын

Accommodation has a dollar value that is included in the sponsorship

@dommonte3507 16 күн бұрын

the stuff that fox sports should show and don't this is brilliant, thanks Kym for the in sight

@carolyntreadwell6298 16 күн бұрын

I'm a F1 fan, I love the sport. However, what with the fear of homelessness (I've no car and can't afford my mortgage anymore after a stroke) hearing about these excessive lifestyles make me seriously reconsider our priorities in life!

@DanBorries 16 күн бұрын

These guys do have their priorities straight. They take care of themselves and they race. 8000 US dollars for a few nights at a hotel isn’t anything to them. Not because they have so much money but because its a basic thing to them: a place to sleep when you’re racing in another country.

@martinc.720 16 күн бұрын

@@DanBorries I think you're missing the point OP is making.

@antonels4571 16 күн бұрын

I am sorry to hear about what has happened to you and can't imagine how you must feel. The reality though is that people's priorities are based on the situations that they find themselves in. F1 drivers make up such a small percentage of the worlds population, 20 or so out of 8,118,835,999 people (8.1 Billion) and they have a job to do, albeit sport, but because it is such an elite sport, the pinnacle of sports, and there are so few of them they get millions of dollars to do it. Our view of other people's priorities are based on our own perceptions. What one should rather say is that they must be grateful for what they are able to achieve, earn and accomplish; which I think they do. Anyone who questions F1 driver's priorities should ask themselves: Would I like to find myself in the situation that Michael Schumacher currently finds himself in? I would not. I am more grateful that I am rather "me" who is able to type this reply and able to watch and enjoy F1 and the see the posts by Kym, even though I cannot afford to go to a race. But once again I hope things take a turn for the better regarding your situation, and that maybe someday you might be able to see a real race.

@DanBorries 7 күн бұрын

@@martinc.720 I don’t think he has a point

@martinc.720 5 күн бұрын

@@DanBorries News flash: Your not understanding what people say does not mean that what they are is meaningless.

@matthewdaub 11 күн бұрын

I would rather be with the rest of the crew than in a separate, fancier hotel. It has to be boring being by yourself. And what all is different between the 5 star and 4 star hotel's. They both have comfortable beds.

@senanb1 5 күн бұрын

Better security. Last thing the driver wants is fans at their door or being loud outside as they need to sleep

@C7z06PR 16 күн бұрын

You should make a guide for places normal peorple could stay for every race

@charlesclement383 Күн бұрын

Hotels really rip us off when ever they can.

@keeloraz9452 12 күн бұрын

Could you imagine them staying at a Travelodge

@den_525 9 күн бұрын

I can't even imagine F1 drivers needing to check out.... I would also imagine some F1 drivers stay for free? Surely that's good promotion for the hotel, plus some teams as mentioned like McLaren are sponsored by Hilton... so surely they don't have to pay.

@JonathasSucupira 3 күн бұрын

Who pays for the hotel expenses for the drivers, the drivers themselves or the teams?

@hernanhernandez3861 8 күн бұрын

Plus tax, resort fees, parking, etc. add another 15%

@nmdc93 16 күн бұрын

This makes me more curious in joe lucrative free lance photography is. You're paying a third of this cost + flights and still have to pay a mortgage and raise a family? Very surprised in this lol

@alexbishop2535 16 күн бұрын

Austin will be even worse this year because Texas play Georgia that same weekend at DKR. Prices gonna be nuts

@Chatta-Ortega 14 күн бұрын

Holy crap! That's a great game. The hotel prices are going to be in the stratosphere. That's why I only attend races in foreign countries.

@alexbishop2535 14 күн бұрын

@@Chatta-Ortega yeah it’s fucked. The F1 calendar was out for a while before the SEC published the fixtures so they could’ve played Texas away that week.

@tatchity 10 күн бұрын

Jesus Kym. I’ll rent you my house in Central Austin for a quarter of that price a night. Holler at me!

@HondaExige1 13 күн бұрын

Need bear in mind that Silverstone has a Hilton on the Pit Straight and you forgot the W on the Circuit in Abu Dhabi!

@KymIllman 13 күн бұрын

Not too many drivers stay there due to the noise though

@Aiden-if3lf 16 күн бұрын

does hotel cost include in the cost cap

@senanb1 5 күн бұрын

@NeverToBeSeenAgain 17 күн бұрын

saw this 55 seconds after it was posted :)

@KymIllman 17 күн бұрын

What took you so long

@KymIllman 17 күн бұрын

You’re early! Well done

@tonyadeney1245 16 күн бұрын

fast of the grid ....

@michelg2257 16 күн бұрын

If you are smart you will get a lot of membership points and don't have to spend less

@christianwestling2019 10 күн бұрын

On Abu Dhabi; how about the hotel on the track?

@KymIllman 10 күн бұрын

No one stays there it’s too noisy

@christianwestling2019 10 күн бұрын

@@KymIllman Ah, that makes sense.

@vladislavmatiusenco1089 12 сағат бұрын

I initialy thought that in the thumbnail there was Leclerc with his girlfriend

@johnm838 16 күн бұрын

Is this only for accommodation?

@KymIllman 16 күн бұрын

Yes

@hannebruyndonckx489 15 күн бұрын

how come the hotel in spa is so impossible to book??

@KymIllman 14 күн бұрын

Once people get a reservation, they never give it up for the next year

@matttilley8620 15 күн бұрын

I envy those who have the disposable income to afford $1,000 a night hotels, but in terms of senseless decadence, expensive hotel stays seem absurd when considering that most people use hotel rooms to sleep.