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Images released of how badly damaged Max's car was in the Hungarian opening lap crash.... Horner jokingly said that Max's car certainly had much less downforce than the Haas of Schumacher. (The Haas being known to suffer from having little downforce compared to others)Looking at the images it is remarkable he managed to restart really. No wonder he struggled for pace.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/the-i ... r/6641449/Despite the red flag offering Red Bull the chance to effect repairs – which included taping up holes and bending pipework back in to shape – in the end some damage could not be fixed in time before the race itself got properly going.
"It was just too much," said Horner, who added that Verstappen "had half a car".
But while from far away television cameras Verstappen's RB16B did not look too badly out of shape, it was only after the race that the extent of what he was battling again came to light.
An intriguing close-up photo posted on Formula 1's own Instagram feed highlighted how Verstappen had been missing almost the entire suite of aerodynamic components on the right side of his car.
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Horner himself indicated that internal damage to the coolers housed within the sidepod would have been a race-ending factor.
"The temperatures were off the scale and they had to straighten pipes and fix the right side as much as possible in very limited time," he explained.
This scenario raises further questions about the state of his engine.
Although were no concerns immediately after the race, it is not impossible that the crash could have longer-term implications on the state of his power unit, which had been fitted fresh on race morning after Honda discovered a crack in the unit salvaged from his British Grand Prix wreck.
Red Bull's focus on repairing the cooler and pipework had a big impact on how much of the bodywork could be fixed too, with only the sidepod bodywork replaced, as it had been punctured during the accident.
The splitter and floor could only be simply secured, tidied up and their edges taped.
The remaining bargeboard and sidepod deflector elements were trimmed back, so that they didn't disintegrate and create more debris.