Honda Dismisses Alonso's Engine Concerns

Fernando Alonso alerted his team about a potential engine issue during the Baku race, insisting he was experiencing problems beyond the known power deficit of the Honda power unit. The two-time world champion warned he might have to retire from the race. tr-sport.click

However, Shintaro Orihara, Honda's track-side engineer, stated that based on the data collected at the circuit, they didn't observe anything abnormal with Alonso's engine. The Japanese engineer, who appeared alongside Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack at the post-race press conference, maintained their position that the power unit was functioning correctly.