Ferrari's Formula 1 team now carries a $1.1 billion valuation, nearly double its $640 million mark in early 2024, according to updated figures circulating among franchise investors and reviewed by team financial officers. Mercedes follows at $980 million, Red Bull at $925 million.
The surge tracks to three catalysts: Netflix's *Drive to Survive* pulling 405 million cumulative viewers since 2019, Liberty Media's North American expansion adding Las Vegas and Miami to the calendar, and a cost-cap regime that turned nine of ten teams profitable for the first time in the sport's history. The $135 million budget ceiling, introduced in 2021, compressed operating losses while television rights and sponsor demand climbed. A family office that sized a minority Williams stake at $240 million in 2023 now fields inquiries at $340 million.
The timing matters because McLaren CEO Zak Brown sent a letter to FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem this week calling for rule changes that would prohibit common ownership across teams. Brown's concern: the structure Red Bull uses to run both its senior team and its AlphaTauri (now RB) junior operation. If the FIA codifies single-entity ownership as the standard, it removes one theoretical discount scenario—a buyer consolidating two teams—and supports the case that each of the ten franchises is a standalone asset with no substitute. That's the argument private-equity groups making $400 million bids for second-tier teams want to hear.
Ferrari's $1.1 billion number reflects its constructor pedigree, Italian brand halo, and the fact that its road-car division already trades publicly, giving CFOs a reference price for the racing operation. Mercedes benefits from a German OEM backstop and consecutive titles from 2014 to 2021. Red Bull's valuation assumes the energy-drink parent continues funding, but a scenario where the team spins independent—discussed in 2022 when Porsche explored entry—would test whether $925 million holds without the mothership.
The cost cap's effect on margins shows in Haas, valued near $570 million despite finishing ninth in the 2024 constructors' standings. Before the cap, Haas ran annual losses near $45 million; it broke even last year. That's the flip a financial sponsor sees: fixed costs, rising revenue share from Liberty's collective-bargaining pool, and a calendar that added three races since 2021. The $135 million cap rises to $140 million in 2026, but team expenses no longer scale with ambition, only with the rulebook.
Brown's governance push comes as McLaren holds the constructor's lead with two rounds left in 2024, its first title fight since 2012. His letter to the FIA argues that Red Bull's two-team structure creates conflicts around driver development, technical data sharing, and sponsor relationships. Whether the FIA acts is unclear—Red Bull's setup predates the current Concorde Agreement—but the signal is that McLaren views its own valuation as cleaner without structural wildcards in the competitive set.
Watch for updated franchise figures in Q1 2026 when the next Concorde Agreement negotiations begin. Liberty Media must decide whether to expand the grid beyond ten teams, which would dilute the prize pool but raise the sport's aggregate enterprise value. Andretti's $450 million offer to enter remains pending. Red Bull's ownership review, tied to its partnership with Ford starting in 2026, will clarify whether the drinks company holds or sells. And private-equity groups circling Sauber—soon to become Audi's works team—are pricing bids around $650 million, a number that assumes Audi's engine investment raises the floor.
The takeaway
F1 teams doubled in value as cost caps turned losses to profits; governance fights now determine who can own what.
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