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Red Bull chief engineer Paul Monaghan misses second straight race
Red Bull chief engineer Paul Monaghan missed the Brazilian Grand Prix, his second consecutive race away from the team’s trackside garage.
Sky Sports F1 commentator Ted Kravitz called the absence unusual, saying Monaghan normally works from a central console in the garage.
Red Bull said the absence was planned, but did not give further details in the information available.
Monaghan has been with Red Bull for more than 20 years, and earlier speculation suggested he might move to Cadillac, a new team on the grid.
Kravitz believes Monaghan is staying at Red Bull, though he said he did not know what was happening.
He expects Monaghan may return for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, but that has not been confirmed.
Red Bull chief engineer of car engineering Paul Monaghan missed his second consecutive race at the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo.
Sky Sports F1 commentator Ted Kravitz said the absence was unusual.
Kravitz said Red Bull described Monaghan’s absence as planned.
Kravitz said he believed Monaghan was staying with Red Bull and might return for the Las Vegas race.
Monaghan has been with Red Bull for more than 20 years, having joined at the end of 2005.
- Who
- Paul Monaghan, Red Bull’s chief engineer of car engineering.
- What
- He missed his second consecutive race.
- When
- At the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.
- Where
- Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Why
- Not stated. Red Bull said the absence was planned, according to Ted Kravitz.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Monaghan missed the race, according to Kravitz.
Monaghan missed his second consecutive race in Sao Paulo.
Kravitz said Monaghan would probably be back for Las Vegas.
- Role
- Chief engineer of car engineering at Red Bull
- Consecutive races missed
- 2
- Brazilian Grand Prix location
- Sao Paulo
- Joined Red Bull
- End of 2005
What people are saying
He hasn't been here for the last two races; the team say that that was a planned absence. But to miss one race is sort of usual, but to miss two maybe isn’t usual.
I think he's staying at Red Bull