Emilia-Romagna GP starting grid changed hours before race after major work to car

will start the from the pit lane after were forced to make wholesale changes to his RB21 machine following a terrifying qualifying crash on Saturday.

The Japanese racer lost control of his Red Bull machinery after running over a kerb, and was sent spinning across the gravel trap at high speed. After colliding with the barriers, his RB21 car was sent barrelling into the air, completing a full rotation in the air before landing the right way up in the grass.

Fortunately, Tsunoda emerged from the crash okay, but his Red Bull car was in pieces in the gravel trap. He also failed to set a lap time before finding the wall, meaning he was classified last of the 20 cars in the field. Now, he has been moved to the pit lane for the Grand Prix after his engineers completed extensive work overnight.

The FIA stewards confirmed the work to Tsunoda's car just hours before the green flag in Imola. The 25-year-old has taken a new internal combustion engine, turbocharger, MGU-H, MGU-K, energy store, control electronics and exhaust system for his RB21 machine ahead of the Emilia Romagna GP.

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