How much every F1 driver’s crashes in 2025 cost their teams with Lando Norris third-worst

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Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri won McLaren their first F1 championship double since 1998 during the 2025 season, but they also penned hefty repair bills for their crashes.

The Woking crew won the F1 constructors’ championship in record-equalling fashion, having lifted the title during round 18 of 24 at the Singapore Grand Prix. Norris had to wait until the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to clinch the F1 drivers’ championship for the first time.

Norris beat Red Bull rival Max Verstappen by just two points, with papaya pal Piastri 13 adrift in third place, to award McLaren their first drivers’ title since 2008. The Briton and Australian even combined for 14 Grand Prix wins and 13 pole positions over the 24 rounds during 2025.

But only two drivers cost their teams more in repairs with their crashes throughout the 2025 F1 season than Norris made McLaren utilise funds from their cost cap budget. Verstappen, in contrast, cost Red Bull the least of any driver, with a repair bill totalling only 15.5% of Norris’.

Gabriel Bortoleto recorded the most expensive crash repair bill across the 2025 F1 season

Verstappen only cost Red Bull $450,000 (£337,767) in repairs through 2025, according to MostlyF1. The Dutchman also cost Red Bull half of his total to repair crucial parts of his floor after his off at Turn 4 during Sprint Qualifying in Qatar, when he damaged the T-tray in SQ3.

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Mercedes racers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, during his rookie campaign, also avoided large repair bills in 2025. Russell’s most expensive incident came in Singapore, while Antonelli’s crash during qualifying in Monaco was his most costly error at $290k (£217,536).

Verstappen, Russell, Esteban Ocon and Antonelli’s combined totals for the four smallest bills would only just cover what Gabriel Bortoleto cost Sauber at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix alone. The Brazilian rookie also produced the most expensive total repair bill of any driver in 2025.

Bortoleto had a 57g crash in the F1 Sprint in Brazil that completely ruined his car, as the Sao Paulo native locked his rear axle on a bump while his DRS was still closing. It was not his only incident in Brazil, either, as he crashed after being squeezed by Lance Stroll in the main race.

In total, Bortoleto’s crashes at the Sao Paulo GP cost Sauber $2,359,000 (£1,769,202) alone during round 21 in November. The Brazilian also dealt Sauber the most expensive repair bill by any driver across the entire 24 rounds of the 2025 season at $3,976,000 (£2,983,607).

Yuki Tsunoda set Red Bull back £2,624,568 with his crashes during the 2025 F1 season

Yuki Tsunoda incurred the second-most expensive repair bill by any driver through the 2025 F1 season at $3,497,000 (£2,624,568), across his two races to start the year at Racing Bulls and 22 outings for Red Bull. Tsunoda replaced Liam Lawson in Red Bull’s top crew in March.

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Incidents occurred early on that put Tsunoda on the back foot soon after joining Red Bull, as well. Tsunoda crashed without setting a lap time in qualifying at Imola, which destroyed the floor on his RB21 on a weekend when he cost Red Bull a whopping $1,837,000 (£1,376,822).

Having such a costly repair bill may also be one reason why Red Bull have replaced Tsunoda with Isack Hadjar for 2026. The Frenchman will step up from Racing Bulls for his second year in F1. Hadjar had the eighth-most expensive repair bill in 2025 at $1,971,000 (£1,479,274).

Lando Norris won the 2025 F1 drivers’ title, but cost McLaren the third-most in repairs

While Norris won the 2025 F1 drivers’ title to deny Verstappen a fifth consecutive crown, he also set McLaren back $2,899,000 (£2,175,757) in repairs. The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this April would be the Briton’s most expensive weekend of the year at $1,022,000 (£766,040).

Norris crashed during qualifying in Saudi Arabia before he could set a lap time in Q3, having lost control of his McLaren on the exit kerb at Turn 4. The Briton called himself an “idiot” for the crash, having tried to match the speed that Piastri carried through Turn 4 in Q1 and Q2.

Franco Colapinto and Jack Doohan’s combined crash repairs would be the most expensive in 2025

Pierre Gasly, Carlos Sainz and Oliver Bearman also produced costly weekends in the 2025 F1 season that accounted for a large per cent of their respective total repair bills. Bearman cost Haas $1,117,000 (£837,951) at the first round of 2025 at the Australian Grand Prix in March.

Bearman crashed during FP1 in Australia after hitting the barrier when he lost the rear of his car at the high-speed Turn 10, which ruled him out of FP2. The Briton even tainted his full-season debut further by beaching his car during FP3, when he spun into the Turn 11 gravel.

Despite only replacing Jack Doohan at Alpine in round seven at Imola, Franco Colapinto also produced the ninth-most expensive repair bill during 2025 at $1,877,000 (£1,407,703). The Enstone natives even had to pay $2,144,000 (£1,607,860) for Doohan’s repairs during 2025.

Doohan’s repair bill from his six-round stint with Alpine to start the 2025 F1 season may also be even higher than the quoted fee. It was suggested at the time that Doohan’s crash during FP2 in Japan cost Alpine £1.3m, having destroyed his car in a 185mph off at Suzuka’s Turn 1.