Red Bull replaces engine part for Verstappen ahead of GP

For the first free practice of the Japanese Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing has chosen to install a new exhaust for both drivers with the RB21. Racing Bulls has done the same for Isack Hadjar.

Formula 1 teams can replace the exhaust eight times during a season. For Verstappen, Tsunoda and Hadjar, this is the first time the exhaust is being replaced. Liam Lawson's car, which Yuki Tsunoda has been driving so far, has already received a new exhaust this season. That car also received a new combustion engine, turbo, MGU-H, and MGU-K.

In addition to the Red Bull cars, very few other teams have made adjustments to the car. Only Jack Doohan and Oliver Bearman's cars, like Liam Lawson's car, received a new combustion engine, turbo, MGU-H, MGU-K, and exhaust.

This article was written in collaboration with Tim Kraaij.