Eventual voluntary motivation in sports: The F1 case

Abstract

The present article goal is to identify the factors that influence the eventual voluntary motivation in sports. The locus of the empirical part of this article was the Formula 1 Grand Prix that took place at the Interlagos circuit, in São Paulo, in 2018. The research data was gathered through a survey based on Bang and Chelladurai theoretical model (2009). A quantitative research method was used, comprising the application of 200 surveys near the voluntaries that participated in the event. The research demonstrated, according to the following order, that the main motivational factors in sports, and in the Brazil Formula 1 Grand Prix, are related to the following variables: love of the sport, values expression, and people-to-people contacts. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]