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Fuel system the suspected cause of Red Bull double-DNF

Red Bull believes a problem with its fuel system led to the late retirements of both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in the Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen had been fighting for victory with Charles Leclerc while Perez chased Carlos Sainz for the final podium position before the defending champion coasted into the pits with three laps remaining. Two laps later Perez was pitched into a spin as he suffered a similar reliability issue at Turn 1, with team principal Christian Horner believing the same problem hit both cars. “It’s obviously hugely disappointing to lose the chance of a podium finish,” Horner said. “It looks suspiciously like the failures are related to each other. It...
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