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Visor tear-off to blame for Alonso's brake failure

McLaren have identified the cause of Fernando Alonso's Spanish Grand Prix brake failure which caused him to overshoot his pit-box by several metres. A visor tear-off was lodged in the rear brake duct of his MP4-30, causing it to overheat and eventually fail, leaving the Spaniard with only his front brakes operational as he entered the pits. "It was a tear-off, and we have video footage that shows this," racing director Eric Boullier told Autosport. WHAT IS A VISOR TEAR-OFF? A driver's helmet has several layers of clear (or sometimes tinted) film over the visor which they can remove, one-by-one, to clear any dirt which might be impeding their view. "It went straight into the...
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