News Details

Alonso retirement caused by software issue, engine undamaged

Honda have confirmed that Fernando Alonso's retirement from his home grand prix in Spain was caused by a software issue, rather than anything more serious. The Spaniard had been lapping P12 behind team-mate Jenson Button - who went on to finish ninth - when he pulled off the circuit reporting a loss of power. Many assumed Alonso's power unit may have failed, but Honda's Yusuke Hasegawa has confirmed it was nothing serious and they believe no damage was caused to his engine. 'Fernando’s retirement was caused by a software command issue that stopped the ICE,' he explained.  'We think that the power unit as a whole is not damaged from this incident, but we will continue...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Power unit index to be key for performance convergence

Fabrice Lom, FIA Head of Powertrain has shed light on how the FIA and the...
9y ago from F1Technical.net

Spanish GP: Power Unit elements

Details of drivers power unit elements used prior to the 2016 Gran Premio...
9y ago from Pitpass.com

Hamilton's upgrades

Hamilton turns on the turbo, Lewis Hamilton has received a new turbo and...
9y ago from F1.co.uk

Technical Delegates report – What did the teams...

The FIA released A report on their power unit spending….  ...
9y ago from F1.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Aggressive testing schedule planned ahead of Mick...

Following confirmation Mick Schumacher will make a switch to IndyCar next...

Mick Schumacher joins RLL in IndyCar switch

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Mick Schumacher will...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Sebastien Ogier leads the virtual title chase as...

Friday in Saudi Arabia was the toughest day of the season. The overnight...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

‘His impact is huge’: Arteta hails Rice’s...

t;li>Head coach backs midfielder to improve furtherArsenal visit...
5h ago from TheGuardian.com

Enzo Maresca full press conference as he answers...

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has spoken at a press conference ahead of...
13h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Mikel Arteta Chelsea-Arsenal press conference in full,...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gave his pre-match press conference ahead of...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

PL giants face competition from Manchester United and...

Manchester United and Arsenal have reportedly joined the race to sign...
13h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.