F1 | Quiet Ferrari: on Sainz’s F1-75 the gearbox is ok

No alarm for Carlos Sainz: the Ferrari mechanics did not have to break the curfew to repair the Spaniard’s F1-75 after the crash on the last lap of yesterday’s qualifying. Carlos at the entrance to the Portier saw the yellow flag that was waved because Sergio Perez, who was in front of him, had lost control of the Red Bull by bumping his rear into the guardrail outside, partially obstructing the track.

Sainz was good at spinning Ferrari, limiting contact with Red Bull to the left rear wheel which impacted the Mexican’s front right.

The red flag that spoiled the last run of qualifying

Photo by: ACM / Philippe Magoni

After the experience lived by the Scuderia last year with Charles Leclerc, forced not to line up on the starting grid of the Monaco GP after the bang on the last lap of qualifying with the SF-21: a problem had emerged in the deployment lap on the wheel opposite the damaged one, so the checks on the red were very accurate, to avoid surprises.

No problems emerged with the gearbox and no interventions were made other than the replacement of the damaged parts, so in the box of the Cavallino they have already begun to assemble the bottom after the mechanics were authorized to start work at 10: 00.

Red Bull Racing RB18: the mechanics repair Perez’s car after the crash in qualifying

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

There is more excitement in the Red Bull garage where they are definitely further behind in restoring Sergio Perez’s RB18, but even the Milton Keynes team has not broken the curfew, in the knowledge that they have plenty of time to get the Mexican’s car onto the grid. integrates again.

At home, Red Bull is calming the nervousness that started yesterday after qualifying when Max Verstappen certainly had no tender words towards his teammate, accusing him in no uncertain terms of having provoked the red flag deliberately to defend the position on the grid. in front of his… captain.