The gold investment is minuscule compared to the car's cost back in the 1990s, when the sticker price of a McLaren hovered between $0.8 and $1 million. And if you're trying to do the math by today ...

During a video conference between the F1 Commission, all ten teams, the FIA, and engine manufacturers, a proposal to freeze all power unit development beginning in 2022 was given unanimous approval.

The new engine cover no longer features a traditional, single air inlet immediately above and behind the driver's head, as F1 teams have used for years.