Honda says Verstappen's engine may have survived huge crash
Jul.20 - Max Verstappen's Honda engine may somehow have survived his huge 51G crash at Silverstone.
Red Bull official Dr Helmut Marko told RTL that initial estimates are that "around three quarters of a million euros" in damage was done after Lewis Hamilton tipped the championship leader into the barriers at Copse corner.
He said he isn't sure if the engine - just one of three units championship leader Verstappen can race in 2021 without penalty - is among the terminal damage.
"When I saw the pictures of the car, I immediately thought to myself 'That's a lot of damage'," Honda technical boss Toyoharu Tanabe is quoted by France's Auto Hebdo.
"But in reality, it seems to me that the damage is less than what I saw at first. However, it is still too early to make a precise assessment of what needs to be changed.
"We are sending the engine block to Sakura and will check all the details before making a decision. Honestly, I really don't know the consequences for the engine after a 51G impact.
"It really depends on where it hit," the Japanese added.
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i wonder if they fly them back to Japan on a Honda jet, would seem quite apt if they do .
A lorry would be faster, plus you have a baggage capacity limitation. Maybe an HR-V to keep it in the family. At least we know that has a legal engine.
lol no fan of the Honda jet then i see HRV , for me not a bad car , although sold very poorly in the uk, it was a 6 seater wasnt it, those f1 engine only weigh bout 110 kg , so that's what about the same as 2 Japanese, (no offense intended )
Could be seen as a racist comment easily.
Who cares what its seen as
As Christian Horner says, the action taken by Sir Lewis Hamilton was not of a professional F1 driver, he was not past Max, and what I saw in the replay, he took his only threat out with an unprofessional maneuver. He is an F1 sport thug, and will do what ever is necessary to take the opposition out as subtly as possible, I do hope there is suspension up and coming. I hope he is proud of the of the sport thug he is
Thug, Ocon would suggest otherwise.
there's a bit of a difference between the 2 events f1
Christian is absolutely right on this one, Hamster is fully aware he cannot beat Max so he took him out. The fact that Hamster resorted to this kind of maneuver shows his lack of character. That he was willing to risk another Racers' life(which is exactly what he did) to win a race show a complete lack of empathy. Personally I think his Knighthood should be revoked.
Those knighthoods are ten a penny they gave Jimmy saville one ,we know what he was famous for
not defending him obviously, but of course if we knew then what we know now , unfortunately life isn't like that, but yes they are given out too easily as are other things cbe,mbe,obe, the honours system works like this , you are nominated for it, by a person , or a group of people, and its the government that sift through them and put the list then to Her Majesty, all she does is dole them out, so blame anyone ,blame ALL GOVERNMENTS lab.conserv, yes they should vet the potential recipient, but if they havent been caught for something they've done prior to the honour being bestowed on them, then hardly the vetting process at fault, just saying.....
Did saville lose his title at any stage.its a faulty system that knighted a child rapist.just saying
i wouldn't deny that
Alleged. He wasn't found guilty of anything.
tbf savile died before any court case/evidence was reviewed possibly leading to a prosecution, rolf harris however was found guilty and his honours were removed .
Thanks for the heads up on rolfy forgot about him
Good old British justice not found guilty of anything but he did it just the same.
Ridiculous that Hamilton taking him out means he scores no points AND loses an engine. While all Hamilton gets is 10 seconds.
Haven't been to a F1 race yet but won't go to Silverstone ever.belgian ,Dutch or Hungarian race maybe, Austrian race looks good
What a pack of moaning Red Bull supporters. Talk about unprofessional moves, that defines Max V perfectly. Lewis H was half way alongside Max when Max (in his usual fashion) decides to try and close the gate while at 200mph+. I am pleased that neither of the drivers were seriously hurt.
Noone was seriously hurt? Didn't you hear the Audio of Max after the crash? He didn't die thanks to the Safety improvements Formula 1 has today, 10-15 years ago who knows. Formula 1 should Sanction Hamster for 1 race so that he understands this is unacceptable behavior, Race Hard but fair.
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