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Honda system confused by Alonso taking Pouhon flat
Fernando Alonso's brilliance in taking the Pouhon corner flat out for the first time in qualifying led to the energy deployment failure that cost him a place in Q3, Motorsport.com has learned. After receiving a tow from teammate Stoffel Vandoorne at the beginning of his final effort in Q3, Alonso had looked set to deliver a laptime that would have been good enough to get through to the final top 10 shootout. But between Turn 11 (the exit of Double Gauche) and Turn 12 (the entry of the Fagnes Chicane), Alonso received no extra energy deployment from his Honda power unit. With a full deployment of energy worth around 160hp, Alonso claimed on the radio that he had lost half a second at that...
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