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FIA to investigate Alonso steering wheel incident

Apr.13 The FIA has opened an investigation into how Fernando Alonso's steering wheel fell off in his hands during practice in Bahrain. 'I've never seen anything like it,' Luca di Montezemolo, the former Ferrari president whose involvement in F1 dates back to the early 70s, told Sky Italia in Bahrain. Video and radio footage shows the Aston Martin driver grappling with a malfunctioning steering wheel display before the entire wheel detached from the car completely. 'It wasn't fitting properly on the column,' Alonso explained afterwards. 'The mechanics quickly changed the parts and I was able to run again.' The incident coincides with a dismal era of performance for the Silverstone based...
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