# F! Team Spending...... **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [September 23, 2008, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f-team-spending/149773 "2008-09-23T11:52:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![Styles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Styles](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Styles)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f-team-spending/149773/11 "2008-09-25T11:21:34Z")
> [@Thinkin about buyin...rebuild question](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinkin-about-buyin-rebuild-question/6274/14): > > Even if Renault let Nissan into F1 (which is NEVER gonna happen while Renault is sucking as bad as they are) I doubt Nissan can afford Forumula 1. Besides, as much as I would love to hear the 19’000rpm scream of a Nissan F1 V8, I say they should stick to spending their R&D budgets on the likes of the GTR. **Think of it like this: with all the money Toyota spends on F1, when was the last time you got excited about a Toyota car, hmm? (Supra non-withstanding)**. I’m not saying that F1 spending is the reason, but I’m sure that $445 million spend on it isn’t exactly helping their sports-car division. A little off topic, but last time I checked Toyota owns/is Lexus. And Lexus has some really nice cars. Nothing compares to the GTR (duh…) but they have improved in a lot of places. I’ve driven in a IS350, they’re nice. About the money spent compared to the points won, it is a little sad that Toyota tops the pay list but is doing so poorly. But money doesn’t always buy the best designers/drivers (Glock and Jarno are very good drivers, but they’re no Massa/Alonso/Hamilton, imo). I’d personally rather work for Ferrari over Toyota, even if the pay was more at Toyota. Its the prestige and history. Don’t forget, sponsor money in F1 must be insane. It wouldn’t seem like it on this side of the ocean, but I’m pretty sure European companies pay a pretty penny to be placed on the Ferrari cars (where they get a good chunk of the 400mill). --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f-team-spending/149773)._