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Alonso and Raikkonen engines survived Melbourne

The engine, gearbox and monocoque aboard Fernando Alonso's otherwise-mangled McLaren-Honda survived his famous crash in Melbourne last Sunday. Marca, a Spanish sports daily, estimated the damage caused by the shattered carbon-fibre and other disposable components at EUR 300,000, after Alonso barrel-rolled through the gravel after a 300kph impact with Esteban Gutierrez. But the report said the only real damage to the actual chassis was the mounting points of the suspension, meaning it could return to service later this season. 'The engine and gearbox were also spared,' added Marca, which is good news for Alonso amid the tight long-life restrictions on those components. Max Mosley, the...
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