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Vibrations rumoured to be cause of Honda engine failures

Electrical issues, set in motion by vibrations coming from the Honda engine, are believed to have been the root cause of the McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team‘s issues during the final two days of pre-season testing. The MCL32 broke down on just about every day of the two weeks of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona this month, with Honda trying everything to find the reason behind the failures and a solution to them whilst out in Spain, but without success. The Woking based squad had possibly one of their worst winter test experiences during their time in F1 so far, seeing their schedule they were heavily disrupted by stoppage after stoppage, leaving them unable to...
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