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Perez has been reinstated! “Good news – Sergio will be in a pit lane start,” is the word from the Red Bull team radio. So he would, in theory, rejoin the race a lap down, without having completed a formation lap. Weird.
Whether or not he will have a race to rejoin is another matter. Toto Wolff says: “It is not going to get better for the next 45 minutes. And we are limited by the [race duration of] three hours.” Michael Masi has confirmed that the race started at 2pm, so would have to be finished by 5pm. So this race will definitely finish in just over an hour and a half … but will it start?
George Russell is getting antsy: “It was definitely the right decision to stop but as it stands, there wouldn’t currently be a classification, which is obviously frustrating for everyone. One way or another we need to get this race started, even if it was for two laps behind the safety car. Then there could at least be a classification, and half points awarded.”