Isack Hadjar’s wretched day in Singapore continued after failing to set a time in qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix.
Within the dash race earlier within the day, Hadjar was compelled to drag his RB22 off the circuit as a result of an influence unit drawback as the sector toured behind the protection automotive following a crash on the finish of lap one involving George Russell in his Mercedes.
Through the interval between the dash and qualifying on the Marina Bay Road Circuit, the Crimson Bull mechanics changed the PU, permitting Hadjar to start out qualifying. The French-Algerian driver even thanked the group as he returned to the monitor.
It was not lengthy, nonetheless, earlier than he encountered additional points. Initially, he was compelled to cease on monitor, however managed to get the automotive going once more and return to the storage.
Regardless of one other try and put up a lap, Hadjar then complained of a gearbox drawback. “Identical challenge, I’ve misplaced the gears!” bemoaned Hadjar. The group then retired the automotive from qualifying.
Explaining the scenario to Sky Sports activities F1, group principal Laurent Mekies mentioned: “Nothing Isack might have carried out otherwise, however we had a gearbox challenge on his automotive.
“Clearly, it comes after the problem we had with the facility unit within the dash and the unimaginable push from everybody to activate the automotive and exchange every little thing that had to get replaced.
“A bit early to grasp the precise trigger. It seems to be a gearbox challenge, however we’ll conduct the appropriate evaluation.”
