[DOF_power]

Superlicence cost goes up from 2008

By Steve Cooper Friday, January 18th 2008, 11:18 GMT
The FIA has increased the cost of a Formula One superlicense from 2008, this week's Autosport magazine reports.
A superlicense is mandatory for an F1 driver, and last season it cost only 1,690 euros, plus an additional 447 euros per point scored in the previous year's championship.
However, the World Motor Sport Council recently approved a major increase in the license price, to 10,000 euros plus 2,000 euros per point.
This means world champion Kimi Raikkonen's superlicense will cost him 230,000 euros - an increase of 199,255 euros compared to 2007.
The total bill for both Ferrari drivers, who together scored 204 points last year, will now be 428,000 euros.

[Racer Duck]

WOW!!! Imagine if NASCAR implemented the same thing and used the same scale! Jimmy Johnson's license would cost $19,681,149.28 for 2008! Sure would cut down on getting a new motorhome every year!

[DOF_power]

And FIA were talking about cutting costs ...