Red Bull have indicated that Daniel Ricciardo should not be facing more grid penalties at this weekend’s Hungarian GP after his failure at Hockenheim.
The Australian took a 20-place grid drop in Germany for taking on three new engine components which exceeded his permitted allocation for the season only to pull over during the race after reporting “sick” noises and a loss of power.
That has prompted fears that should the cause be linked to one of the new parts Ricciardo may take another penalty in Budapest, a race Red Bull aim to win, but a team spokesman looked to quell questions.
The part will be “replaced with one from our quota”, according to the BBC, though information on which element it was remains unconfirmed.
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At the same time, there is also talk of more unhappiness between Red Bull and Renault at the French manufacturer not supplying an entirely new engine to the 29-year-old last weekend.
“There was no reason to change the ICE [internal combustion engine], at the time,” Renault Sport managing director Cyril Abiteboul told Autosport.
“First, we are really focused on ‘spec C’, and we are in between two specs and it’s better to try and wait for spec C availability.
“Secondly there was enough mileage available on that engine and another previous engine in order to make it to the spec C. There was enough mileage from the engines already in the pool to cover the rest of the season with those plus a Spec C.”
The third specification engine is expected to be ready for the Belgian Grand Prix after the summer break.