Sevach wrote: ↑13 May 2022, 15:07
I find it hard to believe that of the 140 mil only 10 is R&D, sure operational and manufacturing costs take up a fair chunk but that seems way too little.
Last season Red Bull kept development hot up until mid season i have no reason to believe they'll be any different this time.
It is not really hard to believe indeed it sounds reasonable, even if its a little bit too low. I have the exact budget available from Ferrari in 2002.
Budget 443.8 Mio USD
The budget was split in :
R&D 35 Mio USD
Op. Costs Windtunnel 15.1 Mio USD
Chassis 4.1 Mio USD
Engine 185 Mio USD
Travel&Logistics 18 Mio USD
Car-Testing 88 Mio USD
Car-Race 28.5 Mio USD
Salaries 41.5 Mio USD
Drivers 44 Mio USD
Guests 9.7 Mio USD
Yes, this was the era of unlimited testing, no limitations to engines, almost 24/7(in Ferraris case)wind tunnel testing etc. and 20 years ago, but also the budget was more than 3 times higher than todays budgets are. And in terms of percentage of R&D budget F1 did not really change. And R&D budget was "only" 35 Mio USD with a budget more than 3 times higher.
I think 10 Mio. is not true, its probably 15 Mio. +/- 0.5 Mio. depending on the team itself, but it definetely not far away, unfortunately...
If you know that Ferrari has built 11 chassis in 2002 for 4,1 Mio. USD - these numbers indeed tell us that repairing costs of chassis often get exaggerated, even if carbon is more expensive today.