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MGU-H problem to blame for Pierre Gasly's Australian GP retirement
Honda has confirmed that an MGU-H failure was to blame for Pierre Gasly’s retirement during the early stages of the Australian Grand Prix. The event was Honda’s first with Toro Rosso, following the conclusion of its three-year McLaren partnership, but initial promise through pre-season testing proved unfounded. Neither Gasly nor Brendon Hartley made it through to Q2, though both blamed driver errors for their shortcomings, and the Frenchman coasted back to the pits after 15 laps of the race with white smoke trailing from his STR13. “After Turn 12 the engine just switched off, it came back on again but I was really slow and I couldn’t upshift,” said Gasly....
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