News Details

Alonso: Vandoorne failure to start "amazing"

McLaren Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso says it is “amazing” a Honda engine failure stopped his team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne from even starting the Bahrain Grand Prix. Vandoorne was withdrawn after Honda found a problem with the Belgian’s engine on the reconnaissance lap to the grid. Honda has not revealed the cause but initially believed it is the same MGU-H problem that caused multiple failures across practice and qualifying. “Amazing,” Alonso replied when Vandoorne’s failure to take the start was put to him. “Amazing, you know, because we’ve been working very hard, and Stoffel is working very hard. “This weekend he had so much bad luck with power unit changes, and then...
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Vandoorne fails to start Bahrain GP as Honda...

McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne will not start the Bahrain Grand Prix after...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Vandoorne a non-starter after PU problem

– McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne was unable to start the Bahrain Grand...
8y ago from GPUpdate.net

Alonso: I’ve never raced with less power in my life

Fernando Alonso castigated Honda on Sunday after his McLaren team endured...
8y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Stoffel Vandoorne going into qualifying 'blind' after...

McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne says he heads into qualifying for the...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Jonathan Rea explains why ‘mental management’ will...

Jonathan Rea believes Toprak Razgatlioglu's chances of success in MotoGP...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Kalle Rovanpera returns to WRC with Subaru

Double WRC Champion Kalle Rovanpera is set to return to the WRC next year...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Southampton 2-1 Arsenal: FA Cup defeat adds to Premier...

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction Arsenal are...
37m ago from Arseblog.com

Arsenal ready to splash the cash on Brazilian...

Arsenal are interested in signing the Brazilian midfielder Lucca Marques...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Shea Charles stuns Arsenal to send Southampton into FA...

talk of a quadruple always felt fanciful, quashed by defeat at Wembley a...
7h ago from TheGuardian.com

Southampton 2-1 Arsenal: FA Cup quarter-final – as...

da Eckert’s impressive team went at Arsenal from the get-go and were...
7h ago from TheGuardian.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.