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FIA clamps down on fuel flow sensor modification

FIA clamps down on fuel flow sensor modification 4 April, 2014 The FIA has moved to end the ongoing problems with its new mandatory fuel flow sensor, supplied by a British company called Gill. Red Bull, whose Daniel Ricciardo was disqualified over the matter in Melbourne, has been highly critical of the sensor, arguing it is not reliable. But Auto Motor und Sport claims that '95 per cent' of all the problems with the sensor up and down pitlane in 2014 have been in Renault-powered cars. It is suspected that after-market modifications made to the sensor to suit the installation of the Renault ‘power unit' have been causing the problems. So the German report said the FIA has reacted by...
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