So youre telling me out of 8 billion people, 5 billion of them are interested in becoming a F1 driver? that's more than 1 in every 2 people on an average. I've never met anyone who was interested in F1. I'd even argue that 5 billion people never heard of F1

Money would make your journey short

Stroll family: Financial backing is only what is needed.

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.

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

hundreds of hearts shattred after watcing this video

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???

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.

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

this make me like 80 times more motivated

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.

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.

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.

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

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...

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

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

First of all: You must be born rich and with parents who care about you a lot so they can afford to and will finance you a karting carreer from very young age. Otherwise there is simply no chance...

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

And this is why we sim race haha

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'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..

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

by your math 1 out of every 2 person is interested in F1 as a racer... coming from india i can assure you no one in my 1 mile vicinity has not or barely heard of F1 let alone being a racer

This video is literally the best advert for buying lottery tickets

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

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

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.

You’d be better off building a business and buying all the cars you want than being an F1 driver. If the odds are that low for a comparatively small payout - it definitely isnt worth.

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.

Great Video like always mate!

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..

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 😂

Nothing is impossible gang follow your dreams.

I think F1 would benefit from a relegation/promotion system where the best 5 teams in F2 swap with the worst 5 from F1, with financial support for the promoted teams to help them survive the season. This might boost competitiveness and raise the chance of F2 drivers getting promoted with their teams to F1 if they’re good enough. The same would apply for F2/F3

The odds are calculated wrong. You are assuming that a person is competing against the entire world population. If you are a young kid who starts in Go Karts, you are probably in a population of around 40k to 50k kids around the world whose families have invested in them and are REALLY serious about racing. These are still very long and difficult odds.

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

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

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.

Well that was a happy video to watch before bed

Not if you are lance stroll

If you win the Powerball, you can then fund your own dreams ...

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

Legend says that to qualify for this guy's 5 billion number all that you need to do is say, 'motorsports are cool'.

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

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

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

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

You need to mention age restrictions… because of Max V., we have another barrier to entry. 13 new drivers in 10 years, young drivers will be old and rusty before starting.

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.

5:07 Alberto Naska showing on the video, thank you for sharing such footage on his cockpit!

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

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

and they suddenly appear in WEC

Nice. Godlike when you get there.

That thumbnail with Ferrari Schumacher helmet is hot!

It's only matter of dedication & practice, if you really want it you'll do whatever needs to & eventually succeed in it, that's all

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 ❤️

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

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)

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

the math is wrong is bro. The chance is way higher than whatever you came up with. It's not as simple as just number of drivers divided by total population or what have you. But still a good video.

5:08 ALBERTO NSKA MENTIONED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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...

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.

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

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.

Street racing is beyond impossible

We never see the ultimate skills of what humanity has to offer. Instead we always see the the ultimate skills of the millionaires have to offer, Ill bet there's a difference, there will be somebody out there with nothing and yet could wipe the floor with them all, same in the motorbike world

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

i am a 34 year old man and i still dont know how to drive a car and i am going to make it to formula 1 ! it is not that i like it or anything just sounds really cool to add another adventure and experience into my life . think big boys nothing is impossible when you set your mind into !

I just have one question: why would you put yourself in that stressful situation? I'd rather try to get a good-paying job and rest on a hammock!

Soooo....eSports it is boys?

Solo Developed an MMO. I got this.

Thanks for the video

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

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

yeah im sticking to sim racing

Hey, there's me in the video 🙋‍♂

Lewis Hamilton's journey was a harrowing one. He was operating max difficulty level right out the gate!

so these are the steps? 1. Buy a lottery 2. Win the money 3. Buy your way into fomula 1

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.

You forgot the one above F1,The FE

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

If. You are really good, and also british, you have little more. Chances

The jet fighter pilot is laughing😂

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

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

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

The mention of 5 billion ruined the whole comment section

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

damn, there goes my dream

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

Liam Lawson: “tell me about it”

nah, I'd win

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.

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

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.