Melbourne, 7/4/19 Following an Australian V-Prix that was somewhat of a disaster for the four DS Automobiles-powered cars, the brand have stated their desire to quickly get to the bottom of the engine issues that accounted for the races of both Sergio Alvarez and Adrien Simon, denying them both very strong results including a race win for the Frenchman.
DS Performance Head of Motorsport Arthur Lapierre was very fortright with the media: "We've come into this season with a brand new engine alongside the DS Mathershaw RJM-007 and DS Phoenix PX2 cars, and while both chassis have proven to be meeting and even exceeding expectations, the engine, while powerful, has shown itself to be a weak link for our teams today. We're committed to providing our DS Performance teams with the best possible machinery, so we will be launching a full enquiry into both engine failures." "Both power units of Adrien and Sergio have been crated and are in the process of being shipped back to Le Mans for a full inspection with new units already on their way, while the two remaining motors in the back of the cars of Allar [Kangur] and Thierry [Xylander] will be stripped down and rebuilt prior to Japan. Further to this, we believe we have narrowed down the issue from the data, and the team back home are working extremely hard to produce replacement parts for the area affected." Red Bull DS Automobiles Team Mathershaw sit a distant fifth in the title race, already 29 points off the top spot, while Ecotricity DS Automobiles Team Phoenix lie in 13th, currently at risk of falling into pre-qualifying should further bad luck fall their way.
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