From Lewis Hamilton to Mick Schumacher – Here are the F1 drivers ranked by their 2021 season’s damage cost

Janmeyjay Shukla | 02/06/2022
From Lewis Hamilton to Mick Schumacher - Here are the F1 drivers ranked by their 2021 season's damage cost

List of Formula One drivers ranked by the total cost incurred in repairs after crashes following the conclusion of the 2021 season 

Formula One is called the sport for the riches. Being one of the most famous motorsports in the world brings in millions worth of damage due to a single race incident.

A single component of an F1 car can range from $500,000 to a few million. The total cost of the car can end up to well over $20 million when every part is engineered together.

Crashing the F1 car is one nightmare for the drivers. As the budget cap has been introduced, it is important for teams to allocate funds to development and repair. The more crashes take place, the less money goes into the car upgrades.

Formula One drivers ranked by their 2021 season’s damage cost:

1. Mick Schumacher – $4,212,500

The Haas driver leads this list of total damage costs incurred by a driver. He recently crashed at the wet race in Monaco splitting his Haas chassis into two pieces. Luckily unhurt, he tops the chart just ahead of Leclerc.

2. Charles Leclerc – $4,046,000

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was recently in the news for crashing Niki Lauda’s 1974 Ferrari. Last season, he had impactful crashes notably in Monza and Saudi Arabia.

3. Max Verstappen – $3,889,000

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had notable crashes with Lewis Hamilton in Monza and Silverstone and ranks third on the list.

4. Nicholas Latifi – $3,116,500

The current Williams driver apologized for the crashes during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend. Moreover, recently in 2022, he had a bizarre incident with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll during the Australian Grand Prix’s first practice session.

5. Valtteri Bottas – $2,713,500

The former Mercedes driver had his fair share of incidents leaving the Mercedes garage scratching their heads. Noteworthy crashes include the one with George Russell and the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Below are the remaining drivers ranked by their damage cost during the 2021 season:

6. Lance Stroll – $2,686,000                                                                                                                                                                                          7. Yuki Tsunoda – $2,606,500
8. Nikita Mazepin – $2,468,000

9. Kimi Raikkonen – $1,950,000
10. George Russell – $1,845,000
11. Carlos Sainz – $1,756,000
12. Lando Norris – $1,453,000
13. Lewis Hamilton – $1,235,000


14. Pierre Gasly – $1,113,000
15. Sergio Perez – $939,000
16. Antonio Giovinazzi – $854,000
17. Daniel Ricciardo – $713,000
18. Sebastian Vettel – $660,000
19. Fernando Alonso – $315,000
20. Esteban Ocon – $280,000

Post Edited By: Samriddhi Jaiswal
Formua One

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Janmeyjay Shukla

Janmeyjay Shukla is an artist who contributes his expressions through words as an F1 writer and editor at The SportsRush. He is an F1 historian who has been watching the sport since he was a baby. Passed on from generation to generation, he has seen the prime of Michael Schumacher to the rise of Max Verstappen. A Mercedes fan from the days of the Brawn GP era, the sport runs in his blood. Besides Formula One, Janmeyjay is a Marketing Head and a musician who loves to sing and play Rock & Pop songs on guitar. His love for sports will never die as he is a loyal Liverpool Football Club fan as well!

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