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Honda confirms Alonso power unit beyond repairs

 XPB Images Yusuke Hasegawa has confirmed that Honda will replace Fernando Alonso’s complete power unit at the Bahrain Grand Prix after finding out the engine damaged in Melbourne was beyond repairs. In the wake of the Spaniard’s huge crash in Australia, Honda hoped to salvage some parts that might have been spared in the wreckage. But the Japanese manufacturer was left to rue the loss of its first engine in Alonso's five-unit allocation for 2016. “We have recovered the power unit from Fernando’s car used in Melbourne,” Hasegawa said. “After initial investigations, we are massively disappointed that the ICE and most of the surrounding parts have been heavily damaged,...
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