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Renault explains reason for Seb's DNF
Renault believe overheating at low revs may have played a role in the alternator failures that ruined Sebastian Vettel's weekend in Italy. The Red Bull driver was left frustrated after his car suffered a sudden loss of power during final practice, but things were even worse on the Sunday as he was forced to retire during the closing stages of the race after the RB8 gave up on the start/finish.
Engine manufacturer Renault immediately launched an investigation into the failure and early results have showed that the parts may simply be overheating at low revs.
"Our investigations after Valencia revealed potential overheating problems at low RPM," Deputy Managing Director Rob White...
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