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Another investigation into McLaren revealed
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By h.b. - Oct 9, 2007 - 12:31 PM
It has been revealed that the tyres of Fernando Alonso's car were overinflated during the last qualifying session in China
The Formula One circus off the track continues, with reports today that the FIA are now investigating whether the McLaren team acted against its own team mate, Fernando Alonso in China, in the fight for pole position.
It’s now known that the Spaniard’s tyres were inflated to a pressure seven times higher than normal, and this resulted in less grip and his surprising loss of seven tenths of a second with respect to his team mate Lewis Hamilton, who made pole position.
Until then Alonso had been the faster of the two drivers.
At the time, Alonso said that ‘Something must have happened in the car’.
President of the FIA, Max Mosley, who is reported not to be a friend of McLaren Mercedes team leader Ron Dennis, has ordered an investigation, according to ‘La Nueva España’.
It seems that devices to pre-heat the tyres for Alonso’s car had been set at more than 90 degrees, and this had caused the pressure difference.
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Another investigation into McLaren revealed
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By h.b. - Oct 9, 2007 - 12:31 PM
Fernando Alonso with his manager Luis García in Shangai - Photo EFE
The Formula One circus off the track continues, with reports today that the FIA are now investigating whether the McLaren team acted against its own team mate, Fernando Alonso in China, in the fight for pole position.
It’s now known that the Spaniard’s tyres were inflated to a pressure seven times higher than normal, and this resulted in less grip and his surprising loss of seven tenths of a second with respect to his team mate Lewis Hamilton, who made pole position.
Until then Alonso had been the faster of the two drivers.
At the time, Alonso said that ‘Something must have happened in the car’.
President of the FIA, Max Mosley, who is reported not to be a friend of McLaren Mercedes team leader Ron Dennis, has ordered an investigation, according to ‘La Nueva España’.
It seems that devices to pre-heat the tyres for Alonso’s car had been set at more than 90 degrees, and this had caused the pressure difference.
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Pops
09 Oct 2007, 14:36
09 Oct 2007, 14:36
F1 = zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
stuart
09 Oct 2007, 18:48
09 Oct 2007, 18:48
Overinflated? No sign of the love triangle then. Come on, F1 is meant to be
a glamour sport.
iszzyinn
10 Oct 2007, 10:25
10 Oct 2007, 10:25
Is all this cheating on his team mate alonso because He's
BLACK.................!!!!!!!!!!!! or because he tounge is so far up his
own arse that he licks his eyebrows.... not even hammys machanics welcomed
him back to the pits on sunday...maybe its because they just lost out on a
massive winners bonus that they all get paid. ....king...back stabbing
sport.. bring back murrey walker..
alex
14 Oct 2007, 18:48
14 Oct 2007, 18:48
The deranged Spanish conspiracies are made to look somewhat pathetic by a
cursory examination of the facts, on his Quali lap, Alosno was fastest in
the first third, then lost out to the others, driver error. If his tyres
pressures were out, there is no earthly chance he could make a purple
sector 1....
Just get over it, he is not that good, in fact, he has been soundly beaten by a rookie whose pace worried him so badly he was cheating before the season started.
Just get over it, he is not that good, in fact, he has been soundly beaten by a rookie whose pace worried him so badly he was cheating before the season started.
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