Red Bull ran Verstappen’s engine throughout Friday practice at the Hungaroring to evaluate its condition and whe🌳ther i𒊎t could continue to be used within his pool of power units for the rest of the 2021 season.

Following Friday’s pair of practice sessions, Honda F1’s ꧋technical director Toyoharu Tanabe confirmed the power unit was “working as normal” des🦹pite being involved in a 51G impact after a collision with title rival Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix.

“It was good to see that Max ꩵis not suffering any ill effects from the Silverstone crash and we were able to check that the PU that he used in the British GP weekend is working as n♏ormal,” said Tanabe.

It marks a boost for Verstappen w𒈔ith drivers restricted to how many power unit elements they can use over the course of a season.

Had any component ne🐷eded changing following his Silverstone crash, the Dutchman would have likely faced the prospect of a grid penalty later in the season.

But with the PU given the all-♏clear by Honda, Red Bull can now cho🐼ose to either run it for the rest of the Hungary weekend or switch it back into its permitted pool.

Verstap𒊎pen heads into the final race before F1’s summer break holding 🌜an eight-point championship lead over Hamilton.

Despite ending Friday nearly 0.3s down on Valtteri Bottas’ benchmark, Verstappen stressed the gap to Mercedes is 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“nothing too big to overcome”.