Monte Carlo, 27 May 2024 – Bitter weekend for Red Bull that of Montecarlo, not only from the point of view of results but also for the weight on the wallet that the outcome of the Monaco GP had. The accident at the start involving the two Haas and the single-seater of Sergio Perez would in fact have had an important impact on future team expenses for the rest of the season.
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To underline the budget problem created by the accident involving the Mexican was Helmut Marko who commented with harsh words on the episode that occurred on the climb leading from Sainte Devote at the Casino: “It was first and foremost a dangerous accident – underlined the Austrian manager – and then the damage to Perez’s car was extensive. They amount to two or three million euros. This is a big handicap for us given the rules on budget limits.”
The lack of sanction by the FIA to Magnussen it then made both RB and Marko himself go into a rage, complaining that the Federation did not want to intervene. For its part, the FIA was unable to determine the real fault in the accident: from one side Magnussen perhaps too optimistic while on the other Perez was too defensive. With the new budget rules coming into force, every F1 team must submit to strict spending ruleswith 125 million available for the entire season and in the event of an accident, this is where the teams must draw for repairs, subtracting money that could instead be allocated for further developments to be brought to the track during the season.
