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Ricciardo gets new chassis, no penalty for driver

10:12, 01 Aug 2020

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Daniel Ricciardo will drive with a completely new chassis on Saturday. The Renault mechanics had to continue working at night to fit the new chassis into the Renault.

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Formula 1 and Renault themselves will let you know. "Due to a hairline fracture on the chassis in practice yesterday, Daniel will take a new chassis for the rest of the weekend. The team broke the curfew overnight but all is ready for practice today," the team said on Twitter.

The team received no penalty for this, as it is only the first time the team has worked after curfew. This can happen twice a season.

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📰 UPDATE 🛠 Due to a hairline fracture on the chassis in practice yesterday, Daniel will take a new chassis for the rest of the weekend. The team broke the curfew overnight but all is ready for practice today. #RSspirit #BritishGP

7:47 AM · Aug 1, 2020

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Renault ha roto el toque de queda esta noche para cambiar el chasis de Ricciardo. Renault broke the curfewlast night. The had to change Ricciardo's chasis.