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Red Bull says Verstappen Melbourne engine fit for duty

Red Bull says Max Verstappen's Australian Grand Prix power unit will remain in the team's pool of engines depsite the Dutchman's retirement in Melbourne. Helmut Marko has revealed that a ruptured fuel line caused the engine to cut out which led to Verstappen's subsequent DNF with 20 laps to go in the race at Albert Park. However, the unit did not suffer any damage despite a small fire igniting at the back of the car but which was quickly extinguished by the trackside marshals. "Everything is okay [with the engine] – no problem at all," Marko told Austrian broadcaster ORF. "[The retirement] was due to a high-pressure fuel line that burst. It was probably because of the...
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