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<p>In a sport that generates more than $3.5 billion a year, teams compete in cars that cost $70 million to develop and build — and a split-second to crash. Zachary Crockett assesses the damage.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://www.williamsf1.com/team/steve-cripps">Steve Cripps</a>, chief financial officer at Williams Racing.</li></ul></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><strong>RESOURCES:</strong><ul><li>"<a href="https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/drivers-teams-cars-circuits-and-more-everything-you-need-to-know-about.7iQfL3Rivf1comzdqV5jwc">Everything you need to know about F1 – Drivers, teams, cars, circuits and more</a>," <i>(Formula 1,</i> 2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6473647/2025/07/05/williams-f1-history-frank-williams/">How Williams, F1’s ultimate underdog, found success — and might again</a>," by Madeline Coleman <i>(New York Times,</i> 2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.redbull.com/us-en/how-fast-do-f1-cars-go">Ho...