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How much does each driver’s damage cost in the 2023 Formula 1 season?
Williams’ Logan Sargeant tops the list of the biggest and most expensive damage to his car in the 22 GPs of Formula 1 in 2023, costing his team ten times more money than the bottom of the list, Max Verstappen.
Sargeant’s accidents in his first F1 apprenticeship cost Williams almost €4 million. But accidents are not only the result of inexperience, but also of bad luck or trying to set up a car, as proven by Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez, who follow the American on the 2023 damage list and cost 3.35 and almost 3 million euros, respectively.
For Formula 1 teams, the costs of damage have a double impact: it is not just the costs themselves, but also the impact on the annual budget limit that has existed for each team for two years. Any damage takes away money that would go into developing the car in the same season or the next.
The fact that Carlos Sainz is in second place on this list is largely due to the accident in the first free practice session in Las Vegas, in which the Spaniard smashed the manhole cover that had come loose from Esteban Ocon’s Alpine pass a few seconds earlier. This damage to the entire floor, engine, battery and other components of the Ferrari SF-23 amounted to almost 2 million euros, according to the Scuderia.
Sergio Perez, on the other hand, caused more than €2.96 million in damage to his Red Bull RB19 as he tried to refine a car that was increasingly designed for driving characteristics after the Miami GP in May. by Max Verstappen. One of the most bitter losses for the Mexican was his accident – the collision with Charles Leclerc – in the first corner of his home race in Mexico City.
On the contrary: with the R19, which he has had in his luggage since the spring, Max Verstappen also found himself at the end of a list for once. The Dutchman was the only rider to finish all races in 2023, winning 19 out of 22, setting unimaginable records that look like they will never be broken.
In the last two decades, only two drivers before Verstappen had managed to finish all races in a season: Michael Schumacher in 2002 and Lewis Hamilton in 2019, who of course dominated their respective championships.
F1 2023 – DAMAGE COSTS PER DRIVER
- Logan Sargeant (Williams) – 3.98 million euros
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 3.35 million euros
- Sergio Perez (RBR) – 2.96 million euros
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine) – 2.75 million euros
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 2.60 million euros
- Alex Albon (Williams) – 2.55 million euros
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – 2.36 million euros
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 2.22 million euros
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 2.09 million euros
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1.75 million euros
- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) – 1.42 million euros
- Nick de Vries / Daniel Ricciardo (Alpha Tauri) – 1.40 million euros
- Lando Norris (McLaren) – 1.33 million euros
- Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) – 1.15 million euros
- Guanyue Chow (Alfa Romeo) – 1.10 million euros
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 809 thousand euros
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 763 thousand euros
- Valtteri Botas (Alfa Romeo) – 643 thousand euros
- George Russell (Mercedes) – 616 thousand euros
- Max Verstappen (RBR) – 317 thousand euros
Source: sport 24
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McLaren started the engine of its 2026 vehicle for the first time. The team is hopeful of the championship
According to The Race, world champion McLaren made the debut of its new MCL40 vehicle for the 2026 Formula 1 season.
With less than a week to go until the first pre-season test in Barcelona, the team rolled out the car for the first time at the Woking factory. Team boss Andrea Stella personally supervised this important stage of preparation, while McLaren engineers and engine supplier Mercedes checked all the car’s systems.
Last year McLaren won a double title: the constructors’ title and Lando Norris’ first individual title. This season, the team had to simultaneously prepare the car for the new rules, without losing momentum in the championship fight.
Although the car is already ready for testing, it is not yet known when the public will see it. The official presentation is scheduled for February 9 in Bahrain, two days before public testing begins.
Meanwhile, McLaren will conduct private testing in Barcelona between January 26-30. Teams will be able to use three out of five test days.
Stella is confident that the team has retained the depth of its squad and is ready to remain among the leaders even after the big rule change in 2026.
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A herd of camels prevented American Ricky Brabec from becoming the winner of the Dakar rally marathon in the motorcycle category.
Brabec was leading the standings heading into the final stage, 3 minutes 20 seconds ahead of second-place Argentinean Luciano Benavidez. However, at the 13th stage, Brabec first collided with camels on the track, which blocked his path, and in the last kilometers of the race the racer made a navigation error.
As a result, Benavidez was two seconds ahead of Brabec – this is the smallest margin for the winner in the entire history of the Dakar.
The Dakar took place in Saudi Arabia.
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of intel Their efforts to regain the Serie A title. In domestic competitions, the Nerazzurri, who have been undefeated since November 23 last year, achieved the minimum victory. Udinese (0-1), will remain at the top of the standings for another week.
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