Like the two title contenders, Fernando Alonso has been forced to resort to an additional complete power unit to be able to face the last 6 appointments of the 2021 season with guarantees, thus avoiding the risk of abandonment.
As is the custom in almost all garages at this point in the season, Alpine has chosen to award a power unit completely new to one of its pilots: Fernando Alonso will have a 100% renewed propeller, with all its brand new elements, from the 17th scoring test of this 2021.
Like George Russell or Sebastian Vettel, the two-time Spanish champion will be forced to start from the bottom of the grill Sunday of the United States Grand Prix, the usual consequences for exceeding the limit of components stipulated by the technical regulations.
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Alpine has suffered more than any other team with the exhausts, taking its two drivers to the limit as this element is one of those regulated under regulations, something that did not happen years ago. In the case of Alonso, # 14 will mount the 9th unit of this component; 4th combustion engine, turbo, MGU-H and MGU-K at the same time, while, with regard to the batteries and the control unit, it will be the 3rd unit of each of them.