The Economics of Motorsports The Case of Formula One /

• Main Author: Mourão, Paulo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Sports.; Economics.; Management science.; Culture - Economic aspects.; Sports > Economic aspects.; Sports Economics.; Cultural Economics.; Economics, general.; Sport.

This book, the first study of its kind, examines the economics behind motorsports, in particular Formula One. Chapters discuss the costs involved in Formula racing and how they are borne by teams, promoters and racers. The book also looks at how society, the public and the private sectors stand to b...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2
• The Costs and the Benefits of Formula One
• Chapter 3
• The Oil in the Engines - The Revenues of Formula One
• Chapter 4
• Determinants of a Victory in Formula One
• Chapter 5
• How to be a winning team in Formula One
• Chapter 6
• Surviving the Formula One circus
• Chapter 7
• The Political Economy of Forumla One
• Chapter 8
• Descriptive Statistics and Formula One Records
• Conclusions.