News Details

Ferrari explains cause of double failure at Malaysia GP

Ferrari’s chief technical officer Mattia Binotto has revealed the cause behind the team’s double engine failure during the Malaysia GP race weekend which came as ‘completely unexpected’ after not showing up during dyno testing. Sebastian Vettel saw his qualifying at Sepang ended prematurely by an engine issue which forced him to start the Malaysia race from last place, while Kimi Raikkonen suffered an identical issue with his car during his sighting lap to the starting grid and was forced to miss the start of the race. Ferrari has run thorough analysis into the cause of the double engine failure and Binotto says it was a problem with the inlet manifold on the compressor to the...
Full Story »
7y ago from Crash.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Vettel gets new engine parts

Ferrari have introduced a raft of new engine components on Sebastian...
7y ago from SkySports.com

Vettel set for new engine parts

Ferrari are set to introduce a raft of new engine components on Sebastian...
7y ago from SkySports.com

Ferrari traces engine failure - Vettel gets new...

Ferrari identified the cause of Sebastian Vettel's engine failure...
7y ago from F1i.com

Vettel to start at the back

Sebastian Vettel suffered a major championship blow at the Malaysia GP...
7y ago from SkySports.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Scott Redding reflects on ‘mega' Phillip Island...

Scott Redding reflected on his "mega" Phillip Island WorldSBK...

Neil Hodgson: Pramac Yamaha MotoGP acquiring Jack...

TNT Sports pundit Neil Hodgson says Pramac Yamaha acquiring the services...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Dale Coyne announces askROI as full season sponsor

Dale Coyne Racing announced on Wednesday that AI-driven business askROI...

Zak Brown outlines investment that could maximize...

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has released a public letter covering...

Team Penske quickest in final IndyCar test day

The NTT IndyCar Series held its second and final preseason open test day...

Pit lane speed adjustments made for 2025 IndyCar season

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced a few changes for the upcoming 2025...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC drivers follow F1 in statement to FIA president

World Rally Championship drivers have penned a strongly-worded statement...

Elfyn Evans wins Rally Sweden by a whisker

Super Sunday on Rally Sweden was just that! After 300km of hard racing,...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Barcelona 'aim to use Ferran Torres' in 'spectacular...

Barcelona are allegedly lining a blockbuster summer move for Atletico...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal: Mikel Arteta receives...

Arsenal expert Charles Watts warns the Gunners that Nottingham Forest will...
9h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.