The same problem occurred again this weekend, despite the best
efforts of the team and Lola and Ford engineers to diagnose it.
Max would downshift and for some unknown reason the gearbox would
then make an upshift. This causes problems under braking as engine
rpm are used to slow the car. If it goes into a higher gear the car
doesn't slow anywhere near as efficiently as it would if it were in
the proper gear.
As a consequence Max again lost valuable track time and was
unable to spend much useful time practicing for this weekend's Honda
Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca.
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