Honda to investigate Albon power source "very carefully" after crash

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20:06, 27 Nov 2020

After a bad weekend in Turkey, where Red Bull Racing missed opportunities and Alpha Tauri simply didn't have the speed, Honda hope to hit back in the desert in the coming weeks. The signs for a good result are there, but there is also work to be done.

Alexander Albon spun his RB16 hard into the wall during the second free practice, and his car will require a lot of work in the next 24 hours. Honda are approaching the situation with his engine with caution. "As for Alex's power unit, we are going to check it very carefully now," said Toyoharu Tanabe's letter response via Honda's Twitter channel.

Clouds were handy

For the rest of the day, the Japanese leader of the Honda F1 programme was positive. Everything went smoothly and the good weather played an important role. Because it was cloudy during the first session, it was a bit cooler than usual in Bahrain and therefore a lot of relevant information was gathered for the qualification and the race, which will be held in the dark.

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🗣️🇧🇭 "With the exception of Alex’s crash in FP2, the first day of practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix went off smoothly from a Honda point of view, with good track conditions after the unusual sight of a few drops of rain." Tanabe-san #BahrainGP #PoweredByHonda

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Honda to investigate Albon power source "very carefully" after crash

Clouds were handy

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