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Exactly at the time the traffic light turned green in Jeddah, Alpine advanced the bad news.

"We have identified a sealing problem in the power unit and, as a precautionary measure, we have changed the internal combustion engine (ICE) for this race," explained the French team's statement regarding

Fernando Alonso

's car .

With this setback on the table, what happened during the first free session of the Saudi Arabian GP, ​​went into the background.

Something seemed to presage Alonso's tense gesture during the FIA ​​press conference, when he had to count to three before a question that questioned his role in the dismissal of some of his former bosses.

In Alpine, which dispensed with

Marcin Budkowski

three months ago , the two-time champion has just placed himself under the orders of

Otmar Szafnauer

, a guy with a great reputation in the

paddock

, but with a lot of work ahead of him.

This thorny start to the World Championship, punctuated by a breakdown on the last test day in Barcelona and a very weak race pace in Bahrain, will test Alonso's patience and Szafnauer's ability to react.

For now, the first objective is to thoroughly analyze the defect in the Renault engine at the Viry-Chatillon factory.

At least the good news is that the fault did not occur in

Esteban Ocon

's car .

According to the official report by

Joe Bauer

, F1 technical delegate, Alpine not only had to replace the aforementioned ICE, but also three other components of its power unit (MGU-K, MGU-H and turbo), as well as the escapes.

Given that three changes of ICE, MGU-K, MGU-H and turbo, plus eight of the exhausts, are allowed throughout the season, Alonso will not suffer any penalty in this race.

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