Red Bull's costs rose nine percent in 2018 Red Bull's 2018 accounts have revealed that the team spent more than $550 million (£304.9 million) during the course of last year's Formula 1 season. The team won four times over the course of the campaign, with two apiece for Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen en route to third in the constructors' championship. According to The Independent newspaper, the team's 2018 costs were up nine percent on the previous year. The rise in costs is accounted for by an increase in headcount, with the total staff number reported as 809, a rise of 16 on 2017 and an increase of 1.8 percent to the team's operating costs. It took the team's wage bill to over $160...
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