One look at Sergio Pérez’s destroyed RB20 was all anyone needed to know repairing that car would take time. After the race, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner confirmed fixing it would be expensive.
“Don’t know on the engine and the chassis [damage], but it is obviously a significant accident, so it’s a costly one, very costly,” Horner said.
Pérez crashed out on the opening lap when Haas driver Kevin Magnussen ran out of room at Beau Rivage and turned the Red Bull into the wall. The incident took out both drivers and the other Haas of Nico Hülkenberg.
“It was a horrible-looking accident, and your heart is in your mouth at that point, and immediate focus is on the safety of the driver,” Horner said. “Cars can be fixed. The structure and the halo and everything did its job. The most important is Checo was able to walk away from what looked a very nasty incident, unscathed.”
