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Alpine forced to change Alonso's engine for Australian GP
Fernando Alonso will receive a new engine for next week's Australian Grand Prix after Alpine diagnosed a water pump failure and collateral damage on the Spaniard's Jeddah unit. Alonso was running seventh in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and enjoying a competitive race when he was forced to retire on lap 35 of 50, the two-time world champion coasting to a terminal halt in Jeddah's pitlane. Alpine initially suspected an engine issue had undermined Alonso's evening. But a post-race inspection revealed the root cause and the effects of Alonso's retirement. "It wasn't the engine, but a water-pump failure," Alpine boss Laurent Rossi told Auto Hebdo. "And that led to a lack of...
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