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Alonso says Friday "totally wasted" after engine problem

Fernando Alonso said his first day of Formula 1 practice at the Canadian Grand Prix was "totally wasted" after an engine problem seriously affected his running. The two-time world champion, who returned to F1 action after skipping the Monaco Grand Prix to compete in the Indianapolis 500, had to stop his car on track in FP1 with a hydraulic problem, which then also cost him time at the start of FP2 as McLaren repaired the car. While Alonso climbed to seventh as the chequered flag came out at the end of the day's running, he said the day was of little use because of how compromised his running was. "I wanted to come to the pitlane to try and solve the problem, but yeah, it's an...
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