News Details

Fernando Alonso says qualifying 'better than expected' after testing woes

Fernando Alonso says McLaren's qualifying session went 'better than expected' following their pre-seaso testing woes, but his 13th place start is still 'not their target'. Alonso managed to get the most out of the car according to team boss Eric Boullier, in what the Frenchman described as a 'perfect lap', but it was still only good enough for P13, but that's more than Alonso expected after their dreadful pre-season. 'After the difficulties we encountered in winter testing, we came to Melbourne without a clear idea of where we stood,' said the Spaniard. 'But we’ve more or less run through all the sessions without trouble – which is better than we’d...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Bernie Ecclestone admits he's 'envious' of new F1 CEO...

Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he is envious of his...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Fernando Alonso 'prepared for difficult weekend' in...

Fernando Alonso is under no illusions that he and McLaren face a...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Kevin Magnussen rues 'frustrating day' as Romain...

Haas endured a tale of two sides on Friday during practice for the...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Sebastian Vettel: Pole in Australia was not possible

Sebastian Vettel says pole position for the Australian Grand Prix was out...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Brad Binder reveals why he is optimistic he can bounce...

Factory KTM rider Brad Binder has admitted that his 2025 MotoGP season...

Enea Bastianini ‘can’t explain’ KTM tyre...

Enea Bastianini admitted he “can’t explain why” he struggled to...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal v Aston Villa: Premier League – live

Premier League updates from the 8.15pm GMT kick-off<br>⚽ <a...
29m ago from TheGuardian.com

Arsenal eyeing up January move for 20-year-old...

Corinthians star Breno Bidon has emerged on Arsenal’s transfer radar...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Edu leading charge for midfield sensation as Arsenal...

Arsenal are interested in signing the Brazilian midfielder Breno Bidon...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Mikel Arteta has a secret weapon in Premier League...

As Arsenal enter the grueling second half of the 2025-26 campaign, they...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.