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Max Verstappen’s crash on the way to the grid provided his crew with 20 minutes of high-stakes drama as they set about repairing damage to his car that left even rivals shaking their heads in disbelief.Others firmly believed the mistake would be so costly it couldn’t be repaired on the grid, with Mercedes even telling Lewis Hamilton as much. But with another race on the tyre-punishing Silverstone coming this week, there is cause for deep concernThe narrative of the 2020 British GP flipped with three laps to go as tyre failures became the post-race focus. “We’ll have to do it faster than we’ve ever done it,” he mused.With 16 minutes until the start of the formation lap, and the national anthem being played out across the circuit, the mechanics had already disconnected the inboard end of the pushrod and were dealing with one of the more tricky aspects of this operation – the inboard steering arm connection.This was especially complex because the steering assembly on the RB16 has a novel location, buried further back inside the bulkhead, rather than on the front of it like everyone else (above image, lower arrows).With fewer than 15 minutes to go, and the inboard end detached from the car, the mechanics started to disassemble the outboard end. "So we elected to make the pitstop and the tyre that's actually come off the car, it's got a lot of cuts in it as well.

This would once again prove to be tricky, as the whole brake duct fairing must be removed in order to gain access to the pushrod and steering linkages.This challenge was made vastly more difficult by the team’s use of an aggressive pushrod-on-upright solution, that displaces the pushrod from the upright (above image, arrowed).Now, with less than 12 minutes to go, chief engineer Paul Monaghan – who’d been overseeing this carefully orchestrated strip-down and rebuild process – visually checked over the parts that remained on the car. Unbeatable analysis.Haas boss Gunther Steiner says Formula 1's penalty system isn't "working right" after Red Bull's Alex Albon was penalised five seconds for hitting Kevin Magnussen at the British Grand PrixFormula 1 has announced that teams will only have one 90-minute practice to prepare for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola as part of the event's condensed timetableLewis Hamilton hopes Formula 1 drivers can become "more united" in taking a knee before races, saying it has not been an issue for athletes in other sportsFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the recent restructuring at Maranello has allowed him to step back from his involvement in its Formula 1 technical departmentValtteri Bottas has conceded he "can't really afford" big points losses to Lewis Hamilton in their battle for the Formula 1 world championship after failing to score at SilverstoneAlexander Albon needs a "straightforward, boring" weekend to return to form after a difficult British Grand Prix, according to Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian HornerFormula 1 has announced that teams will only have one 90-minute practice to prepare for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola as part of the event's condensed timetableFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the recent restructuring at Maranello has allowed him to step back from his involvement in its Formula 1 technical departmentHaas boss Gunther Steiner says Formula 1's penalty system isn't "working right" after Red Bull's Alex Albon was penalised five seconds for hitting Kevin Magnussen at the British Grand PrixLewis Hamilton hopes Formula 1 drivers can become "more united" in taking a knee before races, saying it has not been an issue for athletes in other sportsMahindra Racing CEO and team principal Dilbagh Gill has tested positive for COVID-19 and is set to miss all six races of the 2019-20 Formula E season finaleHonda has confirmed Marc Marquez will miss this weekend's Czech Grand Prix following a second surgery on his broken arm, with HRC test rider Stefan Bradl to step in "The 2013 British GP was blighted by tyre failures, with Hamilton losing victory because of a rear failure. Although anyone can still mathematically win, seven drivers stand above the rest based on form and history. He then called for equipment that would further analyse those parts for stress caused by the impact with the barrier.Verstappen returned from the ceremonies and climbed back aboard his RB16 and started to strap himself in with just 10 minutes to go before the formation lap, at which point there were still four or five mechanics working diligently on the front left suspension.

At the very least the team knew that the steering arm was broken, with the wheel on that side of the car clearly flailing around independently of the other.The Dutchman immediately got on the radio to his engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, and explained his misdeed: “I’m bringing it back to the pits, I hope.”Crucially Verstappen was ordered to go straight to the grid and not into the pitlane.A red faced Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, climbs out of his crashed car on the gridNo sooner was the car stationary in its slot than the mechanics sprung into action.

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