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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has called for a re-think to current F1 rules around ‘third cars’ when major repairs are needed.
Sergio Perez had to start the Qatar Grand Prix from the pit lane because his Red Bull team worked on his car during parc ferme restrictions. This was due to a three-car collision in the sprint race that caused significant damage to his RB19. The team had to rebuild the chassis beyond what is allowed by the regulations. This situation occurred for the second race in a row, following Logan Sargeant’s pitlane start in Japan due to extensive repairs after a qualifying crash. Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes F1 teams should request a revision of the regulations, as it has been far from ideal for two weeks. He stated that building up the car without breaching the regulations would have been impossible, but the team did an outstanding job.
Source: Crash
