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Spend to Drive: Meritocracy, Anomie, and the Culture Industry within Formula One

Charlotte CambrieNoble Hills Academy, Shanghai New Hongqiao High School, Hongqiao Road, Shanghai, China*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

This dissertation examines the motor racing sport of Formula One, the highest level of international racing for single-seater formula racing cars and whether the lack of meritocracy and the existence of anomie in Formula One is creating a culture industry where capitalism is permeating culture and replicating set formats which result in the standardization of culture. The project draws on analyses of secondary resources and accounts of drivers, team principals, and sports journalists, as well as an in-depth exploration of the ideas of meritocracy, anomie, and the culture industry through academic writings. This analyzes how F1 became a culture industry through the push of lack of meritocracy and the existence of anomie.

Keywords: Meritocracy; Formula One; Culture Industry
Published: May 17, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/4/20220112
Volume: CHR Vol.4
pp. 7-12
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