Bortoleto changes power unit and risks a grid penalty
Gabriel Bortoleto barely ran in Mexico GP FP3: he reported a power loss early in the session, stopped, and Audi announced a power unit change that could bring another penalty. He had already lost five places for changing electronic components and managed around 20 minutes of track time all weekend.
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Neste sábado (31), Gabriel Bortoleto quase não andou no TL3 do GP do México. Ele relatou perda de potência no começo da sessão, abandonou, e a Audi anunciou a troca da unidade de potência.
Não se sabe se a peça será nova ou antiga, do estoque da temporada. Ele já tinha perdido cinco posições por mudar componentes eletrônicos e agora pode ser punido de novo.
Nas imagens de transmissão, saía fumaça do equipamento, que não mantinha velocidade constante. Os mecânicos tentaram recuperar o carro, sem sucesso.
“O carro de Gabriel apresentou um problema técnico no início do terceiro treino livre, o que encerrou sua sessão precocemente”, informou a Audi. “A equipe trocou a unidade de potência e agora prepara o carro para a classificação.”
Não foi o único problema do fim de semana: ele andou só nos 15 minutos finais do TL2 e não teve quilometragem no TL1, quando a Audi escalou Freddie Slater para o teste de novatos em seu lugar. Ao todo, foram cerca de 20 minutos de pista. Na outra garagem, Nico Hulkenberg cresceu ao longo das três sessões e terminou o último treino em 11º.
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