- The test team travel almost 31,000 kilometres (19,260 miles) in every season.
(Since 2009 'Formula One' testing teams have been banned. This was because of concerns about the environmental impact, the high costs involved from extra personel and equipment, and the growing performance gap between leading and struggling teams. Official testing is now restricted to 3 days before the start of a season with all teams testing at one officially designated location).
- Over 500 million people watch each Grand Prix worldwide.
- 30,000 driver autograph cards are requested each season.
- Over 12,000 letters go through the'Jordan' Franking machine.
- A driver uses a dozen helmets per year.
- Each racing helmet weighs 1.4 kilograms.
- 1,440 race shirts are dry cleaned each year.
- £40,000 is spent on cleaning just to keep the team looking smart and presentable.
- The engine that powers the 'EJ10' needs to be rebuilt every 400 - 450 kilometres (248 - 280 miles).
- Over 640 brake pads were used throughout the season at a cost of over £100,000.
Let's fly away :-
- Benson & Hedges, Jordan Grand Prix will take 21,000 kilograms (21 tonnes) of cars, spares and equipment to Melbourne (Australia).
- That includes three complete cars, six sets of every single spare part. Tyres and spare engines travel separately.
- The cars are freighted virtually intact. The rest is packed into 90 freight cases.
- The average freight cost for just one 'fly-away' Grand Prix is over £300,000.
- The combined freight of 'Jordan' and the six other UK-based team fills two 'Boeing - 747' cargo planes.
