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Upon the ship's return to Scotland in September, a gearbox and propeller fault were detected, and further investigation at Dale's Marine in Greenock revealed the rear of the ship was twisted.

Stroll, though, took no further part in the session because of rear suspension damage and the need to change his gearbox.

"Some systems were damaged - like the main gearbox," he said.

"I made my life very difficult by performing badly, not up to standard, in the practice sessions and the issue with the gearbox pretty much sums up the weekend," he said.

“Because it’s a gearbox, the turbine can run very fast, much more efficiently, the fan can run slower and be much bigger,“ explains Simon Burr, a director at Rolls-Royce.