Perez injury invoice as much as three million euros, warns Marko
Purple Bull advisor Helmut Marko reckons Sergio Perez’s large Lap 1 crash may value the group as much as three million euros.
Perez hit the wall arduous on the run up the hill in direction of Massenet after contact with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen.
The Mexican was tagged by Magnussen on the right-hand aspect and hit the boundaries sideways with the left-hand aspect of his RB20, destroying each entrance corners.
Although the matter was deemed a racing incident and no additional motion was taken, each drivers had been at odds over who was guilty.
Purple Bull’s Marko was extremely important of Magnussen’s position within the crash and urged the injury invoice may run as excessive as three million euros, which is a setback for Purple Bull’s growth programme beneath F1’s value cap.
“Firstly, it was harmful, and secondly, the injury is 2 or three million,” Marko instructed Austrian broadcaster ORF. “And that is a giant handicap for us with the finances cap regulation.
“It is one other accident the place Magnussen was concerned. You must take a look at it rigorously on the replays. Thank God it ended properly, nevertheless it was a really important state of affairs.
“I used to be shocked how rapidly [the stewards] put the incident behind them.”
Pierre Gasly, Alpine A524
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Gasly “left a mark on each barrier” to safe Alpine level
Alpine rating factors for the second time in three races, with Pierre Gasly securing tenth on Sunday.
Gasly survived a controversial collision with team-mate Esteban Ocon, which has landed the latter in scorching water with the Enstone outfit.
However he held on to take tenth, with a whole lot of the heavy lifting performed on Saturday when he scraped by to Q3 with a excessive threat, excessive reward technique.
“This was a very powerful Saturday of my yr, and we confirmed up,” Gasly mentioned.
“I took a whole lot of threat, I most likely left a tyre mark on each single barrier across the race monitor, nevertheless it was undoubtedly value it as a result of that first Q3 of the yr undoubtedly introduced the most important smile I’ve seen within the storage for some time.
“I am very glad for all the blokes as a result of this yr has been a reasonably difficult yr from the efficiency aspect of issues but in addition for the entire group to maintain the motivation up.”
Gasly reserved particular reward for Alpine’s reserve driver Jack Doohan, who travelled from Monaco to Enstone to assist the group nail its qualifying set-up, after which flew again within the early hours of Saturday morning.
“Jack did an excellent job within the sim, I instructed him this morning,” Gasly mentioned. “He arrived with very small eyes, however I instructed him it was very helpful. l felt instructions through which I needed to go together with the automotive and it simply confirms that form of feeling from his take a look at.”
Logan Sargeant, Williams FW46
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Sargeant behind on Williams rear wing spec
Logan Sargeant used Williams’ 2023 Monaco rear wing final weekend, with the brand new rear wing going to steer driver Alex Albon.
After an eventful begin to the season, a scarcity of spare elements has harm Williams’ capability to supply upgrades. That meant solely Albon acquired the latest rear wing spec to deal with Monaco’s most downforce calls for.
Sargeant went out in Q1 after qualifying 4 tenths behind his team-mate and whereas having no probability to maneuver up into the factors on Sunday, he was defiant that he had a robust weekend given the apparent drawback he confronted.
“I drove properly all weekend to be sincere,” the under-pressure American mentioned. “Simply making an attempt to inspire the blokes on my aspect of the storage who’ve labored so arduous.
“For the bundle we had, we put the setup in the best place and I really feel like I delivered in qualifying. That was just about all that was in it.
“We’ve got a unique rear wing, which is the large piece. That is making an enormous distinction with controlling the tyres as properly. We had a unique flooring and I did make a slight compromise on setup, simply lacking a component.
“Nonetheless, I do not wish to put blame anyplace, however I am simply proud of the best way I drove this weekend.
Requested by Motorsport.com if he would begin receiving the identical spec as Albon any more, he replied: “I hope so. However truthfully, I do not know. I’ve to speak to the group to see the place we’re at.
“It is a part of the sport. In fact, I need to have every part. However I additionally understand how arduous everybody’s working to attempt to carry all of the elements of the automotive to each vehicles. We’ll get there as a group.”
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24, Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL38, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, at first
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Sainz contact left Piastri with lasting automotive injury
Oscar Piastri sustained vital injury to his McLaren in his first-turn contact with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, to the tune of 20 downforce factors or half a second per lap.
Sainz tagged the right-hand aspect of Piastri’s flooring, resulting in a left-front puncture for the Spaniard.
Sainz was saved by a crimson flag to re-take third on the restart, whereas Piastri’s automotive was patched as much as cut back the impact of the injury.
“As quickly because the collision occurred, we noticed 20 factors down [on downforce], which right here in Monaco is about half a second,” defined McLaren group principal Andrea Stella.
“However because of the crimson flag, we had been in situation to make some repairs to the ground as a result of the aspect wing of the ground was damaged, we did not repair it fully.
“We modified the sidepod that was damaged as properly, so general, the deficit was about 10 factors for all the race, which is possibly two tenths and a half.”
Due to chief Charles Leclerc’s leisurely tempo within the Ferrari, Piastri’s automotive injury by no means truly impacted his race, following the Ferrari driver dwelling in second to take his first podium of the marketing campaign.
“I undoubtedly felt the contact at Flip 1 and at that a part of the automotive, it is such a delicate half,” Piastri mentioned.
“Clearly the size of the crimson flag helped us out rather a lot there. And being in Monaco, it is most likely the one monitor the place having injury does not harm you as a lot.
“It was a really, very small contact, however with these vehicles, particularly with the ground being so delicate to the downforce it generates, it might probably wreck your race very simply.”
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari rejoice
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Vasseur joins Leclerc in harbour dive
On Sunday night footage emerged of Ferrari group boss Fred Vasseur becoming a member of Monaco winner Leclerc for a dive within the Monte Carlo harbour.
Leclerc, who labored along with Vasseur within the junior formulae at ART Grand Prix after which at Alfa Romeo, lastly took his first F1 win beneath the Frenchman on Sunday, discovering redemption for 2 earlier poles the Monegasque driver could not convert into a house win.
Leclerc’s emotional win, which he referred to as essentially the most particular of his profession, was celebrated in type, with footage rising of Vasseur taking a plunge on the Monaco harbour.
“I’ve already mentioned to Fred to prepare as a result of he will certainly soar with me within the harbour,” Leclerc mentioned within the post-race press convention.
“I can not wait to only benefit from the second. It is such a particular second in my profession that you have to rejoice.”
