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Formel 1-team innrømmer kjempekrise – frykter at førerne risikerer permanente nerveskader
Formel 1-teamet Aston Martin får en marerittaktig start på sesongen. Den nye bilen vibrerer så kraftig at førerne risikerer å bli påført helseproblemer.
Laget klarte blant annet ikke å gjennomføre den siste testhelgen fullt ut som følge av problemer med motoren på bilen.
Nå kommer det nye urovekkende opplysninger om situasjonen.
– Det er jo en gigantisk fiasko, sier Formel 1-ekspert, Atle Guldbrandsen.
Det blir imidlertid verre.
– Det langt større problemet er at vibrasjonen til slutt overføres til førerens fingre. Fernando føler at han ikke kan kjøre mer enn 25 runder på rad før han risikerer permanente nerveskader på hendene, innrømmer Newey.
Dermed bekrefter Newey indirekte at laget hans neppe kommer til å fullføre Australias Grand Prix søndag. Det er ikke forsvarlig for førerne.
Fernando Alonso sier at han etter en del runder i bilen begynner å føle seg «nummen» i hendene.
– Dette er en gigantisk ripe i lakken. De sa for fem år siden at de skulle kjempe i toppen, men akkurat nå er de desidert bakerst, forklarer Formel 1-ekspert, Gulbrandsen.
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Middle East conflict impacts Iraq preparation for World Cup play-off
The conflict in the Middle East is impacting Iraq's preparation for an upcoming World Cup play-off in Mexico as embassies and air spaces are closed in the region.
Iraq's FA said on Instagram on Wednesday that coach Graham Arnold is stranded in the United Arab Emirates.
The delegation also appears to have trouble obtaining visas for the March 31 match in Monterrey, Mexico, where Iraq face the winner of a tie between Bolivia and Suriname for a place at the June 11-July 19 finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Iraq are bidding to play at the World Cup for a second time, the first being in 1986.
“Because of airspace closures, our head coach, Graham Arnold, is unable to leave the United Arab Emirates. In addition, several embassies remain closed at the present time, preventing several professional players, technical and medical staff members from obtaining entry visas to Mexico,” the statement said.
Mexico has no embassy in Iraq but its foreign ministry said that its embassy in the UAE is dealing with the matter and has asked the Iraq FA to submit all names to speed up procedures. It said that visas could also be obtained at its embassies in Europe.
The Iraq statement said they are "in constant communication" with FIFA and that the world governing body as well as the Asian Confederation AFC "are fully aware of every development regarding our team's situation."
Why Fabian Hurzeler's brutal Arsenal takedown has stoked the fire for every Gunners game on their title run in, writes ISAAN KHAN - Premier League rivals will now be desperate to derail them
ISAAN KHAN: His comments on Arsenal time-wasting around corners had sparked further tensions amid the debate around their reliance on set-pieces.