Almost 10 years ago, Autosport asked: “Is Formula 1 a rip off?” We crunched the numbers on ticket prices, subscriptions in the early days of the pay TV takeover, team merchandise, travel and more – everything we thought you needed to be an F1 fan in 2015.
Those were the days before Liberty Media took over as the championship’s commercial rights holder. Since it did so, the company has massively changed the way F1 is promoted and consumed.
