Saudijska Arabija F1 2022

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Alonso ostao bez prvog motora za ovu godinu:

 

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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi says that Fernando Alonso has lost his first engine of the season after his retirement from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

 

Alonso was forced to retire midway through the race after a ‘cool the car’ warning message suddenly appeared on his steering wheel. Rossi says that a water pump problem has led to Alonso’s ICE being no longer usable.

 

“The problem is that this part (water pump) is integrated into the engine, the water pump degraded and fell into the workings of the engine,” Rossi told French publication AutoHebdo.

 

“If we wanted to repair the engine, we would have had to break the seal and so we have lost that engine. Even if its physical integrity wouldn’t be affected, it’s one less engine for us.”