The team Alpinewhere he militates Fernando Alonsoexplained a few days after Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia what was the mechanical problem that pushed the Asturian pilot to leave. Its executive director has already done so laurent rossi speaks for Auto Hebdo magazine.
“It’s not the machine, it’s the water pump. This caused a cooling problem and then a series of consequences: the engine cooled less, the oil heated up … and more problems were created, ”Rossi explains.
It is believed that Alonso may have continued driving. However, the team chose the fact that he abandoned the race because it considered that this problem could endanger the driver’s safety. “The machine will work, even if not in perfect condition. We chose to stop it, because the water pump failed, ”he said.
Alpine is now working to fix the problem before Melbourne. TEverything suggests that you need to change the machine in Australia. So, in case you can’t reuse what you already used the first weekend bahrainAlonso will now reach the top three machines used by regulations for the entire calendar.
“In Jeddah, the water pump ended up disintegrating and fell on the machine, where it was assembled. If we wanted to fix it, we had to break the seal, so the machine was lost for us,” he said. Rossi, who considered Saudi Arabia’s engine lost. Recovering one from that first date will be key for Alonso for the rest of the season.
Source: La Verdad
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