The 8 Levels of Formula 1 (From Karting to a $15 Million Car)

A karting weekend costs a few hundred dollars. A championship-winning Formula 1 car costs over fifteen million. Same sport, same starting line in theory — completely different worlds. In this video I break down the 8 levels of single-seater racing, from a kid's first go-kart all the way up to the most advanced machine on earth: a budget-cap, championship-winning F1 car. What each level actually costs, who really makes it through, the money nobody talks about, and the exact point where a race car stops being a car and becomes a rolling supercomputer. If you've ever wondered what separates F4 from F2, an F1 backmarker from a front-runner, and a front-runner from a title-winning works car — this is your guide.