Red Bull Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey has described this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix as “damage limitation” for the reigning World Champions, after a troubled start to the weekend. During the two practice sessions both Vettel and Ricciardo were plagued with numerous mechanical gremlins, and therefore fully expect a tough weekend in the midfield. During the opening practice session Sebastian Vettel completed only eleven laps before being struck with an MGU-K issue, which subsequently brought a premature conclusion to both his participation in FP1 and the remainder of the day. In practice two Daniel Ricciardo suffered from brakes issues, which in turn only enabled the Hungarian...
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