F1 crash costs revealed for each driver

F1 is one of the most technologically advanced sports in the world and with such innovation the cost of even the smallest incident can incur eye-watering repair costs.

The financial side of F1 has been thrust into the spotlight with the introduction of the cost cap to reduce spending, leading to teams being forced to budget accordingly in case of on-track incidents and the subsequent manufacturing of new parts.

At the end of a season riddled with high drama and on-track skirmishes, here is a rundown of just how much each driver cost their respective teams through car damage in 2021, as per Sky Sports Germany, with the top three quite surprising.

20 - Esteban Ocon

Euro - €280,000

Pound sterling - £238,436

US dollar - $316,030

19 - Fernando Alonso

Euro - €315,000

Pound sterling - £268,436

US dollar - $355,534

18 - Sebastian Vettel

Euro - €660,000

Pound sterling - £562,029

US dollar - €744,928

17 - Daniel Ricciardo

Euro - €713,000

Pound sterling - £607,162

US dollar - $804,748

16 - Antonio Giovinazzi

Euro - €854,000

Pound sterling - £727,232

US dollar - $963,892

15 - Sergio Perez

Euro - €939,000

Pound sterling - £799,614

US dollar - $1,059,830

14 - Pierre Gasly

Euro - €1,113,000

Pound sterling - £947,786

US dollar - $1,256,220

13 - Lewis Hamilton

Euro - €1,255,000

Pound sterling - £1,068,707

US dollar - $1,416,493

12 - Lando Norris

Euro - €1,453,000

Pound sterling - £1,237,316

US dollar - $1,639,972

11 - Carlos Sainz

Euro - €1,756,000

Pound sterling - £1,495,339

US dollar - $1,981,962

10 - George Russell

Euro - €1,845,000

Pound sterling - £1,571,128

US dollar - $2,082,414

9 - Kimi Raikkonen

Euro - €1,950,000

Pound sterling - £1,660,541

US dollar - $2,200,926

8 - Nikita Mazepin

Euro - €2,468,000

Pound sterling - £2,101,649

US dollar - $2,785,582

7 - Yuki Tsunoda

Euro - €2,606,500

Pound sterling - £2,219,590

US dollar - $2,941,904

6 - Lance Stroll

Euro - €2,686,000

Pound sterling - £2,287,289

US dollar - $3,031,634

5 - Valtteri Bottas

Euro - €2,713,500

Pound sterling - £2,310,707

US dollar - $3,310,673

4 - Nicholas Latifi

Euro - €3,116,500

Pound sterling - £2,653,886

US dollar - $3,517,531

3 - Max Verstappen

Euro - €3,889,000

Pound sterling - £3,331,716

US dollar - $4,389,436

2 - Charles Leclerc

Euro - €4,046,000

Pound sterling - £3,445,411

US dollar - $4,566,639

1 - Mick Schumacher

Euro - €4,212,500

Pound sterling - £3,587,176

US dollar - $4,754,564

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