Fomula 1 insurance

[elms]

Ive been wondering for a while, what is the situation in F1 if say a Ferrari puts off a Minardi for example and the Minardi is destroyed, does Ferrari pay for the repairs or is it a case of tough sh!t!?
Because obviously a small team has to really struggle to pay for avoidable repairs.

[reealfast]

??

No way its never been like that, the F1 sceane would be a mockery that way.
Ferrari and Minardi crash they pay thier own way!.
Theres no 'insurance', the track is liable if a marshall or spectator is injured under thier own insurance for thier premises.

[elms]

Thats what i assumed, but a few big not at fault smashes could really cause the small teams problems.

[Steviebee]

Would guess that there would be trade off to consider between the cost of the premiums and the cost of repair.

[Gasbag]

Think Bernie E would probably weigh out again if it was a Minardi...Wish he has helped the Arrows guys out!