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Fuel temperature altered after Red Bull encountered issues

The mandated temperature of the fuel ahead of sessions and races has been changed to avoid a repeat of the issues suffered by Red Bull and AlphaTauri. Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly both let their respective garages with little time to spare before the pit lane was closed ahead of the start of the Spanish Grand Prix. This is reportedly because, while the teams’ measurements of the air temperature was 34 degrees, it was officially declared at 35. The new regulation in Formula 1 dictates that the fuel temperature must be a minimum of 10 Degrees Celsius below the air temperature measure two hours before the race and one hour before practice sessions. The result of that was that the two...
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