News Details

Steiner explains wheel spacer was the reason behind Magnussen spin

Kevin Magnussen brought out the red flag on Friday afternoon during winter testing in Barcelona and Guenther Steiner has clarified what caused the spin. He explained that it was a broken wheel spacer that caused the shunt. The Haas driver spun at turn seven of the Circuit de Catalunya having taken over from Romain Grosjean for the afternoon session. However, the crash brought out a red flag which was caused by a damaged wheel spacer caused air to leak, which explained the initial reports of a puncture.  Steiner clarified the issue following the final day of the first week in Barcelona. Read more Kevin Magnussen brings out the red flag “This morning we had a small problem...
Full Story »
4y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

'Wheel spacer' blamed for Magnussen accident

Kevin Magnussen's premature end to pre-season testing was the result of a...
4y ago from F1i.com

Haas' Steiner: Racing Point should 'think before it...

Haas boss Guenther Steiner has taken a dig at Racing Point, insisting its...
4y ago from F1i.com

Broken rim the cause for Haas early bath says Steiner

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has revealed a broken rim caused a...
4y ago from GPFans.com

Haas' testing week is over after Magnussen puncture

Haas are hitting the showers early in Barcelona, after an issue with...
4y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

F1 owner Liberty Media set to finalise purchase of...

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media are in talks to buy Madrid-based company...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Rosenqvist: Confidence within MSR growing with every...

Felix Rosenqvist has started off his time with Meyer Shank Racing on a...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Neuville pips Tänak in Safari opener

FIA World Rally Championship leader Thierry Neuville took a slender...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Crunch time: Easter games that have shaped the Premier...

the sharp end of the season fast approaches, here are four classic matches...
4h ago from TheGuardian.com

Key Manchester City duo miss training ahead of Arsenal...

Manchester City train without defenders Kyle Walker and John Stones ahead...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.