Fernando Alonso finished in 22nd place in the qualifying session of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prixbut he will not start from the back of the grid in the race. His reality does not change too much, but the Asturian will start from pit-lane after touching the always complicated, at the moment, Honda engine. Specifically, the electrical part of the engine undergoes changes and requires Alonso to start even further in his last race in Montmelo (3:00 p.m., DAZN, Telecinco and TV3).
Alonso, in his box.
BRANDpresent in the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunyaexclusively revealed that Aston Martin It was the only team that worked after 7:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. These tasks focused on the #14 car, which receives punishment hours before the race by exhausting the number of spare parts available for the electrical part of its power unit.
Specifically, three changes have been announced that exceed the limit of available spare parts: in the MGU-Kor kinetic energy generator, in the IS or battery storage and the processor of that system (PU-CE). Added to this is a quarter, in the Auxiliary Components of the Power unit that they would still have more changes within the technical regulations of Formula 1.
Goodbye to the exit
These problems also cause Alonso cannot take the start and is left without the ability to shine in one of the few moments in current Formula 1 in which the driver has 100% capacity. “It’s also not fun to see you wear the 14th and in two laps you are last again”, he confessed after the classification. With little to do, Aston and Honda prefer to change components to continue the journey through the desert to improvements.
It is also not fun to see that you get 14th and in two laps you are last again
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They will arrive, if everything is normal, in summer. Some estimate Hungaryothers in Holland and the reality is that it will seek to lift a car that has problems in all areas. “We know, it’s annoying,” he repeated. Alonso. He will run for the 23rd and last time in Barcelona on the wrong foot, although he will be able to enjoy a stand, which will exceed 100,000 spectators, dedicated to his figure.
