F1: Horner shocked by FIA 2023 F1 Entry Fee

Christian Horner smiled when speaking about the amount of money Red Bull have to pay the FIA in entry fees for 2023.

Every team was required to pay a basic $577,278 entry fee to the FIA to race in Formula 1 in 2022, as well as an additional $6926 for every point they scored, as was the case for Constructors’ Champions, Mercedes – with other competitors paying around $1200 less per point.

This added up to an entry fee of just over $4.8million for Mercedes for 2022, with Red Bull having paid around $3.95million for their 2nd place points haul in 2021.

But given Red Bull’s whopping 759-point haul in the Constructors’ standings this time around, based on the 2022 FIA Sporting Regulations, this would have seen them pay more than $5.83million to race in Formula 1 next season.

“I mean, it’s very, very special,” Horner said of the season as a whole.

“These two guys have been truly amazing this year, I mean, particularly Max has had that outstanding season.

“I think the effort that’s gone in behind the scenes, the biggest regulation change in in 40 years, and the whole team in Milton Keynes just rose to that challenge magnificently.

“And to have achieved those 17 race wins, two sprint race victories out of the three, five 1-2 finishes, 759 points.