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How did Red Bull manage to coordinate that repair job so quickly?
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I only turned the TV on at the time the mechanics were already working on the car on the grid, so I actually missed all the run-up to it. But from what I understand, the team had a portable X-ray machine to scan all the bits and work out whether any of the parts were beyond saving.
It's very rare that Formula 1 mechanics actually get to show off their skills in a time-sensitive situation on a race weekend. Normally, any incident of that magnitude in the race itself will mean the car has to be retired, and crashes like that in practice would similarly result in the car being brought back to the pits to be repaired between sessions behind-closed doors. So from that perspective, Max Verstappen was fortunate that it happened on the way to the grid, as embarrassing as that undoubtedly was for him.
