RBR swaps out Max and Pérez engines; Hot, spacious, spacious, flirtatious

The red bull Choose to put new power units in cars Max Verstappen And the Sergio Perez to Hungarian Grand Prix in Formula 1. Since they are within the customization allowed by the regulation, the two retain the same starting position. The same cannot be said about Pierre Gaslywho will start from the waiting lane to do the same.

The Austrian duo had disappointing qualifying sessions in Hungary, which ended with a top-flight finish George Russell.

Perez didn’t even make it to the third quarter, after blaming Kevin Magnussen for his handicap on his last outing, finishing only eleventh. Verstappen will start ahead of him in 10th after an unexpected engine failure in his last round of Q3.

With the change of regulations in force from Silverstone, teams can put new engines in cars, even with different specifications, even in the parc ferme system. Red Bull has taken advantage of its drivers’ weakness to put in the last engine allowed for this season.

Even without a penalty now, the change makes it more likely that both will start from the back of the net sometime in the second half of the tournament.

Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri AT03

Photography: Glenn Dunbar / motorsports pictures

AlphaTauri chose a new engine for Gasly after disastrous qualifying, finishing only 19th. Since the exchange exceeds the allocation in several components, it will have to pay the penalty.

But with the changes made without the approval of the FIA ​​technical delegate, which were made for tactical reasons rather than reliability, the Frenchman will have to start from the dashboard.

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