London: Formula One teams were reunited with their cars and equipment on Thursday after being stranded for days in China by flight chaos caused by ash from an Icelandic volcano.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, who flew home to Britain after a ‘five stop strategy’ taking in Dubai, Rome, Nice and Glasgow before a final helicopter trip south, said the sport would take the disruption in its stride.

“Thankfully, the way the calendar is with the extra week between the Chinese and Spanish Grand Prix, it has a very limited impact,” he told the team website. (Reuters)