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Alonso's engine went into fuel cut-off mode in Spanish GP

Fernando Alonso's Honda engine stopped at the Spanish Grand Prix as the result of being put into fuel cut-off mode, investigations have confirmed. The Spaniard had hoped to be challenging for more points at the Circuit de Catalunya after qualifying 10th, but never fully recovered from a poor start that dropped him behind teammate Jenson Button. His race eventually came to an end on lap 47, as he was running 12th, when his engine lost power on the run through Turn 3. Honda was unsure in the immediate aftermath of the race about what happened, but analysis since the weekend has pointed to the Honda power unit being put into fuel cut-off mode, which stopped the car. However, there is still no...
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