Unusual: Fernando Alonso’s car wheel launched during his first return in the Bahrain circuit in training.
Fernando Alonso He wore a huge scared in the first round in the free training of the big Bahrain prize. When I was facing the last curves of the circuit, Aston Martin Amr25’s folder was disconnected and remained with the song in his hand. Fortunately, he managed to return to boxes without delay.
It could be much more serious, but Alonso, with his experience, managed to control it. While he was in the last sector of Bahrain’s appearance, his car’s steering wheel extinguished. Apparently, one of the anchors in the address column was disconnected, and Fernando notified the team’s problem.
Before heading to the boxes, the two -time champion remained literally with the steering wheel in his hands, since he came out of his place. A very dangerous circumstance, because at high speed, in classification or race, could have lost control of the car and would have been against high -speed barriers.
In Pit-Lane himself, on the way to the garage, Fernando tried to see what failed, connecting the item correctly. Atonito, inside the box, received a new steering wheel, which after sitting on the spot, came out again. The team inspected the car and detected that the problem was in the direction column.
In Dazn F1, Romdán Rodríguez He explained how the steering wheel clamping system works: “It has two security lines, you have to put your hands completely and put it again, it is not easy. You have to be exactly in the same pins to fit the steering wheel. This is very complicated. This is a serious problem.”
Fernando descended from AMR25 and waited for the mechanics to replace the complete component. They even had the visit of Jo Bauer, the technical delegate of the FIA, to inform what happened and to confirm that the repair was done correctly. The team’s mechanics tried to hide as much as possible the picturestrategically placing in front of the car.
Fortunately, Alonso could return to the track about twenty minutes later, Which allowed him to complete 19 shifts, with eight less than his teammate. In sports, things are not much more positive: Fernando ended the session in the fifteenth time, two tenths of the tenth classified. And Stroll, with the other Aston, was the nineteenth and penultimate.
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Alonso had not shot in the first workout
The problem in the direction of Alonso’s car Proved to be the first to be for the Spanish pilot. Given the experience of the Asturian in this circuit and the rule of climbing with young pilots in the car in up to four sessions this year, the team decided to give Felipe Drugovich’s position.
Brazil, the Formula 2 champion in 2022, is the tester of the British team. During participation in 1 free, He also completed nineteen and ended in sixteen. But, not even ASOMO, he noticed that something is not going well in the steering wheel of the car that will later leave in Alonso’s hands.
While repairs are carried out, Saw how Fernando changed a few words with DrugovichCertainly, to know his sensations with the steering wheel during the session he attended. With the defect already resolved, Alonso was able to roll normally: it should not be repeated again in the future.
Now we will have to see how far apart can arrive in the classification session and in the race, after these free workouts It is clear that Amr25 is away from the area area. The team needs improvements to be hanging on the same middle part.
In Los Libres 2, Alonso could only leave Esteban Ocon Haas behind Pierre Gasly’s Alpine, Bull Red in Yuki Tsunoda, his walk and Sauber from Nico Hülkenberg. Under normal conditions, at least Tsunoda – who suffers with the energy drink car – should not be there.
Fernando You have not yet obtained any point so far this yearAnd there is no doubt that it will not be easy to reverse this situation in Bahrain. Last year, he ranked in a good position and, the next day in the race, saw the flag of paintings in the ninth place. Its repetition, it seems very complicated.
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