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Company |
Teams |
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| Tires | Until 2010 Bridgeston |
All teams |  |
From 2010 to 2013 Pirelli
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Ferrari, BMWSauber |  |
| OZ Racing | Williams, RedBull, Force India | ||
| Enkei | McLaren Mercedes | ||
| Pistons and cylinders | Mahle | BMW Sauber, Williams, Ferrari and probably all other teams |  |
| Brake Systems | Brembo | Ferrari, STR, BMWSauber |  |
| AP Racing | Red Bull, McLaren | ||
| Alcon | |||
| Spark plugs |  |
Ferrari, Force India, BMWSauber |  |
| NGK | McLaren, Mercedes | ||
| Champion | RedBull, Renault | ||
| Monocoque |  |
Ferrari, STR, Force India, |  |
| Piston rings | Goetze | BMW Sauber, Williams and probably more others teams, if not all |  |
| Cluch | AP Racing | Ferrari, Red Bull, BMW Sauber, Williams |  |
| Sachs | Force India, Mercedes | ||
| Shok absorbers | Penske Racing Shocks | RedBull Racing |  |
| Sachs | Ferrari, BMW Sauber, STR | ||
| Bilstein | McLaren | ||
| Koni | Mercedes | ||
| Gearbox's and gears |
Xtract | Ferrari, Virgin, HRT, Lotus |  |
| Hewland | BMW Sauber, Williams | ||
| Magneti Marelli | STR | ||
| Electronics | PI Technology | RedBull, Renault |  |
| TAG | McLaren, STR | ||
| Magneti Marelli | Ferrari, STR, BMW Sauber | ||
| McLaren-Microsoft | All teams-common ECU from 2008 | ||
| Fire extinguishers |  |
One of only few FIA certified | |
| Seat belts | TRW | Ferrari |  |
| Sabelt | BMW Sauber, McLaren | ||
| Schroth | Renault, RedBull, Force India | ||
| Takata | Mercedes? | ||
| Willans | Williams, Virgin | ||
| CAD |  |
McLaren, BMWSauber, Ferrari, Cosworth, Renault, RedBull |  |
| Cimatron | STR | ||
| CFD | BAE | McLaren Mercedes |  |
| AMI | BMWSauber | ||
| Flow Science | BMWSauber | ||
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Ferrari, Mercedes | ||
| Applied Computing & Engineering | Renault | ||
| Fittings |  |
Ferrari, STR |  |
| Seats | Alcantara | BMWSauber, Williams, Ferrari | |
| Lear | RedBull, STR | ||
| Fuel cell | ATL | All teams |  |
| Crankshaft | Chambon SA | BMWSauber, Ferrari, Renault, Mclaren, RedBull, Mercedes |  |
| Telemetry | Plextek | BMWSauber, Williams, RedBull, STR, Ferrari |  |
In March 2007 F1 Racing published its annual estimates of spending by Formula One teams. The total spending of all eleven teams in 2006 was estimated at $2.9 billion.
This was broken down as follows;
Toyota $418.5 million,
Ferrari $406.5 m,
McLaren $402 m,
Honda $380.5 m,
BMW Sauber $355 m,
Renault $324 m,
Red Bull $252 m,
Williams $195.5 m,
Midland F1/Spyker-MF1 $120 m,
Toro Rosso $75 m,
Super Aguri $57 million.
Costs vary greatly from team to team; in 2006 teams such as Honda, Toyota, McLaren-Mercedes and Ferrari are estimated to have spent approximately $200 million on engines, Renault spent approximately $125 million and Cosworth's 2006 V8 was developed for $15 million.
In contrast to the 2006 season on which these figures are based, the 2007 sporting regulations ban all performance related engine development.
During 2010, in terms of cost to run against points, the best performing team was McLaren, which spent an estimated $460,000 per point it scored in 2010. The worst were the three new teams (Hispanija Racing Team, Virgin Racing and Lotus Racing), who together spent around $200 million without gaining a single point.
The best paid driver in 2010 was Fernando Alonso, who received $40 million in salary from Ferrari - a record for any driver. He hasn't always been top of the pile though and is also the worst-paid champion in the last decade. When he won his first title in 2005, as a relatively unknown driver, he received 'only' $6 million from Renault.
The top engineers are paid more than most of the drivers. Adrian Newey, for example, who won his seventh constructors' title with Red Bull this year (he won before with Wiliams and McLaren), is believed to get around $10 million annually from Red Bull Racing, making him the team's highest paid employee ahead of both of its drivers.
