THE eye-watering cost of Sergio Perez's horror crash at the Monaco Grand Prix has been revealed.
Perez started down in 16th for the race after a poor qualifying session, but was then involved in a terrifying 160mph three-car pile up on lap one of he race.
On the way up the Beau Rivage to turn two, Haas driver Kevin Magnussen tagged Perez's rear-right wheel as he was squeezed against the wall and left with no room to escape.
This saw Perez, 34, spin violently into the wall and collect Magnussen, before he collided with a barrier with the momentum of the crash spinning his car around before he clipped Nico Hulkenberg as well.
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The incident left debris scattered both on and off the track, with the flying debris catching one photographer and sending them to the hospital.
Stewards deemed the crash to be a racing incident and did not apply punishment to anyone.
Perez's car was also left in a state, with the violent crash seeing his car tear in half, with only the monocoque - or "survival cell" - where the Mexican was seated remaining intact.
And Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has now revealed the financial cost of the crash to the team.
Speaking to Sky Germany, the 81-year-old said: "Am I surprised Magnussen wasnât penalised?
"Iâm actually surprised by how quickly the stewards managed to put the incident behind them.
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"But first of all, it was very dangerous. And second of all, the damage to the RB20 is two or three million. This is a big handicap for us with the budget cap."
Perez echoed the critical sentiment of Marko when asked about the crash.
He said: "This was more dangerous driving, just to keep it flat out knowing that there was going to come contact at some point.
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"I think that was some dangerous driving.
"We need to ask for a reason why itâs not been investigated because without an investigation we donât get a reason why it wasnât a penalty. Iâm really surprised."
Magnussen is two penalty points off of receiving a race ban, though he insisted Perez should have given him more room before the collision.
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