SHANGHAI: Daniel Ricciardo needed a “miracle” to get ready for qualifying after an engine blow-out, and Red Bull’s mechanics delivered one Saturday to keep alive the team’s hopes of challenging for the Chinese Grand Prix.

The team’s mechanics were seen frantically snapping major pieces of the car’s body back into place as the clock ticked down, allowing Ricciardo to tear out onto the track with only about a minute to spare.

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