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Author Topic: Alonso's Engine Destroyed by Melbourne Shunt  (Read 2654 times)

Offline cosworth151

Alonso's Engine Destroyed by Melbourne Shunt
« on: March 30, 2016, 02:41:44 PM »
Honda has announced that Alonso's engine was damaged beyond repair in his frightening Melbourne crash.

"We have recovered the power unit from Fernando's car used in Melbourne," Honda boss Yusuke Hasegawa said. "After initial investigations we are massively disappointed [that] the ICE, and most of the surrounding parts, have been heavily damaged as the impact from the accident was just too great. We will be replacing the complete power unit in Bahrain."

I wonder if there is an allowance in the engine regs for replacement of units destroyed in such circumstances. It really wasn't any flaw in the power unit that caused the failure.

http://www.racer.com/f1/item/127674-honda-couldn-t-salvage-alonso-s-engine


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Online Jericoke

Re: Alonso's Engine Destroyed by Melbourne Shunt
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2016, 06:13:22 PM »
I would have been more impressed if the power unit was useable after a crash like that.

It would be a tough loophole to get right.  Who decides if an engine is unusable?  Certainly wealthier teams will claim every little bump from an backmarker has disrupted their engine.

I don't agree with the current engine rules, but in the spirit of the rules, a racing incident that wrecks your power unit means you're SOOL.

Offline F1fanaticBD

Re: Alonso's Engine Destroyed by Melbourne Shunt
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2016, 09:48:17 PM »
It would be asking too much after a shunt like thst, but I would not have let McLaren  an engine allowance, because in future we may see people taking unfair advantage from this sort of circumstances.
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Offline Alianora La Canta

Re: Alonso's Engine Destroyed by Melbourne Shunt
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2016, 10:11:50 PM »
I would have been more impressed if the power unit was useable after a crash like that.

It would be a tough loophole to get right.  Who decides if an engine is unusable?  Certainly wealthier teams will claim every little bump from an backmarker has disrupted their engine.

I don't agree with the current engine rules, but in the spirit of the rules, a racing incident that wrecks your power unit means you're SOOL.

After an accident that bad, it would be unwise to use that unit for anything other than practise sessions anyway - there'd be no way to predict the vibrations' effects on the long-term integrity of the engine.
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Re: Alonso's Engine Destroyed by Melbourne Shunt
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2016, 10:32:05 AM »
I'm surprised that was deemed a racing incident. Ok so Guitierrez braked a bit early, but the speed differential between the two cars at the point of contact looked like Alonso would never have made the corner anyway, and he was veering to the outside when he needed to be braking. Lucky escape in two respects.

 


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