Question for you guys

[TopGearNL]

I have always wondered how in the hell the complete Formula 1 Teams, I am talking about the Trucks and Personal are transferred to continents, I know for sure that they do it by plane, but do they do it by normal planes or really kickass sweet planes like the Antonov 225 that the Dakar organisation uses from time to time aswell, please help me out guys :)

Antonov 225
http://www.hoffilux.lu/ecole/LTC/Articles11TG1/CarreiraFilipe/anto.JPG

[Ford Capri 2.8i]

what a good question...im looking forward to the answer of the question...once the topic is very interesting

[No.1]

Hmm.. i think that a 747 is the standard.. Paul Stoddart often carries the teams staff on his airline, and gives the opportunity to other teams also

[sameerrao]

Cars and allied equipment Sare shipped by several 747 loads for the non-European races. For the Euro races, the trucks are used to ship the cars from the factories to the tracks...

[TopGearNL]

Cars and allied equipment Sare shipped by several 747 loads for the non-European races. For the Euro races, the trucks are used to ship the cars from the factories to the tracks...

Ok thanks, you helped me out there Sameerao :)

[SPEEDCORE]

They use cargo 747's not the passenger variety.

[possessed_beaver]

Hmm.. i think that a 747 is the standard.. Paul Stoddart often carries the teams staff on his airline, and gives the opportunity to other teams also

when they came to australia they hitched a ride with ferrari.

from what i gather, it's just a normal cargo jet.
the crew's travel by airline, and the drivers (well expensive ones) would travel by either first class or private jet.

[aks]

do they move the cars as well this way?

[SPEEDCORE]

yeap, the cars arent that large they come in special made cargo boxes. Everyyear the GP comes around they have tv footage of them taking the car's off the plane.

[Cypher]

Dam that's a kewl plane!
So many wheels :shock:

[possessed_beaver]

http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/16948.JPG

http://www.ukremb.com/embassy/press-releases-02/021204-1.jpg

if anyone can find more information, please post it.

[killer17]

Actually, they only remove the wheels and wings to put the F-1 car in the cargo boxes. The extra-car go in pieces.

[TopGearNL]

Found a checklist here of BMW Williams Formula 1 Allianz Team :)

http://www.allianz.com.au/internet/Allianz.nsf/docs/F14F5A959B4F38494A256EB4007ECB6B/$FILE/graphic_large.jpg

[X-ale]

http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=389

[racingfreak]

That checklist is very interesting, wicked find!!!