Red Bull Racing worked on RB18 maintenance work on the Jeddah city course track from the night before the second round of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to noon the day before, contrary to the regulation’s late-night work ban = Carfew.
Technical delegate Joe Bauer reported to Steward that the Red Bull mechanic was on the track from Wednesday, March 23, 23:00 to Thursday, March 24, 12:00.
The F1 competition rules set limits on working hours and number of workers on race weekends. Until last season, it was possible to work at night without penalty up to twice a year, but with the revision of technical regulations, a completely new machine was introduced, and the restriction was relaxed this season.
Milton Keynes team members were on the track for a total of 13 hours, 42 to 29 hours before the start of FP1. This corresponds to the “restriction period 1” set by Carfew.
However, as for “Limit period 1”, up to 8 exceptions are allowed in one season, so no immediate penalty will be imposed.
Probably because he worked on the fuel supply system to solve the problem following double retirement at the opening Bahrain GP.
On the first day of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Bull explained that Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez were forced to retire because the supply system was in a vacuum and the pump might not pump fuel, and he said that he was working to resolve it.Announced。
No detailed explanation was given as to the cause of the vacuum. The V6 hybrid uses the primer pump and high-pressure pump, which are common parts defined by the FIA. However, the lift pump is installed by the team.