Carlos Sainz will not make the start of Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix due to a fuel system issue on his Ferrari.
Sainz was due to start from 12th position after a disappointing qualifying on Friday in which he missed the cut to Q3 by 0.031s. But just an hour before the race, the Ferrari team announced that the Spaniard would not make the start at all, after encountering a fuel system issue on the car. Ferrari's mechanics frantically worked to get Sainz's SF-23 ready to go to the grid, but ultimately found the problem could not be remedied in time for the race, which starts at 8pm local Qatar time.
Perez was at risk of copping an additional time penalty during the race after the team was alleged to have built a third car by the FIA's technical team. A similar offence cost Williams' Logan Sargeant an additional 10-second penalty at the recent Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. But the stewards concluded that because Red Bull had dismantled Perez's original car to the point where it no longer met the criteria of a 'car', at no point did it have two cars available for Perez.
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