- 08 Sep 13, 11:23#372500
All perfectly legal.
And McLaren are working on Buttons cars fuel system and could struggle to make it to the grid. Fear not McLaren fans, the last time this happened they went on to win the race.
And at the track, it's spitting with rain.
Italian Grand Prix: Ferrari, Red Bull make changes before race
Both Ferrari and Red Bull have been forced into making changes to their cars ahead of the Italian Grand Prix after noticing problems that could have led to a short Sunday afternoon appearance.
The Scuderia has changed the engine in the back of Felipe Massa's F138 despite the Brazilian having secured fourth spot on the grid for the team's home race. The change was permissible without penalty as Massa has yet to reach the maximum engine allocation for the season, although the original unit cannot now be used again until Interlagos.
Red Bull, meanwhile, has been forced to break the seals on the gearboxes of both Mark Webber and poleman Sebastian Vettel after noticing damage to the top three gears – fifth, sixth and seventh – as well as the dogrings after qualifying. Again, the changes were allowed without penalty, and the replacement cogs were the exact same specification as the originals.
Sky Sports F1 learns Red Bull to conduct Pirelli tyre test at Circuit de Catalunya
It is understood Daniel Ricciardo, recently appointed Mark Webber's replacement for the 2014 campaign, and the team's current reserve driver Sebastian Buemi will drive for the World Champions at the test.
The event will take place at Barcelona, with Red Bull running their two-year-old 2011 car and Pirelli confirming to Sky F1 that track activities focused on '2014 technology'.
Earlier this year, Mercedes were issued with a reprimand by a FIA Tribunal after it was revealed that they staged a 'secret' three-day test with Pirelli at the Circuit de Catalunya with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg driving the team's current charger.
On this occasion, however, there is no question of sanctions against either Red Bull or Pirelli with the rules permitting Pirelli to hold 'tyre tests' so long as a current car is not used and the running is limited to 1000km.
According to Article 22 of the Sporting Regulations, testing is not permitted with 'cars which conform substantially with the current Formula One Technical Regulations'.
And McLaren are working on Buttons cars fuel system and could struggle to make it to the grid. Fear not McLaren fans, the last time this happened they went on to win the race.
And at the track, it's spitting with rain.
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Mark ignoring Seb, back to him, talking to Alonso. Seb trying to get in on the chat but Mark turning away.
