For a car on F1 be fast, millions and millions will have to be spent on its creation and development. But it sometimes happens that the failure of a simple piece of insignificant value has the potential to jeopardize the innovative technology of a ‘Great Circus’ racing car. A Alonso It had already happened to him a year ago, when in 2021 Bahrain GPa sandwich wrap stuck in the rear brake duct, something that pushed the Oviedo man to retire as a precaution. At this moment, in the Australian F1 GPThis is a piece of such low value the one that prevents him from signing the weekend to be remembered.
Fernando Alonso He made sure this weekend he had a car capable of taking a pole and fighting for the podium. It is true that he was somewhat optimistic at first assessment, because despite the fact that he came faster than the pole Leclerc in the second sector in its Q3 attempt, Ferrari could be better in the third sector. Still, the car from Oviedo could have slipped into the front row or achieved a good Top-4 that would have allowed him to fight for the podium. Getting it is another story, because of the race Alpine De Fernando has suffered a lot of tire damage, so it’s unlikely he’ll get a podium.
however, he was left unable to fight that good result because of a mistake he could not control, a hydraulic problems in his car than the Alpine boss himself, Otmar Szafnauertaught in ‘The Race’ that it was caused by the two-euro piece, according to the expert portal, although it can be found on the internet at approximately 100 euros.
“It’s an O-ring on the oil seal. The gasket failed and there was an oil leak. “Announced by Szafnauer. I mean, everyone is due to a sealing gasket, a rubber ring whose function is to prevent, thanks to its deformation, the source of a leak. In this case, the piece failed and Alonso, flying around the circuit, saw how the car blinked in the middle of the curve and went straight to the wall.
This was solved by replacing that small part
On the positive side Otmar clarified that this problem does not affect the engine, the third Fernando has ridden in three races, which has reached the limit of power units set by regulations for a full year on the first exchange. “We had a safe mode that tried to save the engine. That is, when the oil pressure dropped, the safe mode was activated and that’s what happened. So the problem was solved by replacing the O-ring”.
Source: La Verdad
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