Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing’s F1 team representative, is concerned that sister team Scuderia AlphaTauri is experiencing a lot of Honda PU-related problems and hopes that the problem will be identified and fixed. Says that it is.
Red Bull, who had a double retire in the opening round, was able to achieve a double point finish with Max Verstappen winning the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and Sergio Perez in 4th place, but Christian Horner’s worries are endless.
Immediately before the start of the race, an engine trouble occurred in Yuki Tsunoda of Alpha Tauri. The machine was withdrawn to the side of the course due to a “driveline” problem.
With the Red Bull Powertrains batch installed in AlphaTauri, F1 engine is the same engine as Red Bull, and worriedly, following the first power unit problem in free running on Friday, Yuki Tsunoda is 2 It was equipped with a basic power unit.
In addition, Pierre Guthrie had put in a second car due to a problem with the car burning in the opening round, but was hit by a stop in the third free practice.
When asked regarding Honda’s F1 engine issues, Christian Horner told RacingNews365.com, “Of course, we are worried regarding it.”
Officially branded as Red Bull Powertrains, the unit is actually designed, manufactured and shipped from Honda’s facility in Sakura, Japan.
“But first, I think we need to understand what it is,” added Christian Horner.
“I hope all the decompositions are complete, I can understand what the problem is, and I can make corrections.”
After leaving the garage, Yuki Tsunoda mightn’t even reach the grid by completing the Recono Sun Slap. Franz Tost, AlphaTauri’s F1 team representative, explained the problem.
“We decided to stop because the oil pressure was low,” Franz Tost told RacingNews365.com.
“I still don’t know if this engine can be used, or exactly what’s broken. I need to investigate.”
Red Bull’s double retirement in Bahrain is related to the fuel system and doesn’t seem to have encountered similar problems with the engine, but Franz Tost wants to get the cause of the car being stopped.
“I want to know why we are struggling with reliability, because Red Bull hasn’t had any problems.”
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