28-03-2019, 16:33
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/142381...uk-already
Drivers are limited to two of that power unit component in a season.
Damage caused by the early failure in Melbourne - which Sainz described as "not good enough" - could not repaired, so he must move onto his second MGU-K for only the second race of the campaign.
With MGU-K problems having already been encountered in testing, Sainz admitted ahead of this weekend's Bahrain GP that the energy recovery system was the "weak point" of his car.
"Hopefully they [Renault] are looking at it, and they have been looking at it during these last few days and they've found out hopefully the cause of the issues," he said.
Drivers are limited to two of that power unit component in a season.
Damage caused by the early failure in Melbourne - which Sainz described as "not good enough" - could not repaired, so he must move onto his second MGU-K for only the second race of the campaign.
With MGU-K problems having already been encountered in testing, Sainz admitted ahead of this weekend's Bahrain GP that the energy recovery system was the "weak point" of his car.
"Hopefully they [Renault] are looking at it, and they have been looking at it during these last few days and they've found out hopefully the cause of the issues," he said.
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