Was surprised by the damage on these too. Brad and I hardly touched in R1 and I barely touched the wall and got stuck. R2 after our accident my car wouldn't move, the engine was gone, but it really didnt seem bad enough for that. On the damage indicator there was a few yellow parts but the car wouldn't move and there was no engine sound.
Race 3 was better and fun trying to catch up with Wally and Mael.
Thankfully my internet issues held up, and got it fixed yesterday. One of the cables had been chewed on by something, which is surprising at there is usually a python hanging out on my roof.