News Details

Vandoorne denied "proper shot" by Q3 engine power loss

Stoffel Vandoorne says he was denied a "proper shot" in the final qualifying segment at Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix, as his McLaren was slowed by a loss of power in its Honda engine. The Belgian rookie made Q3 for the fourth time this year, putting himself into the top 10 shoot-out with a last-second improvement in the second segment on a wet track. But Vandoorne could do no better than 3.6s off the pace in Q3 and ended up last in the segment, although he is set to start eighth due to penalties for the Red Bull cars ahead. "I think, for us, to be in Q3 in Monza has been a pretty good afternoon, I think the conditions were definitely not easy," Vandoorne said. "A...
Full Story »
7y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Stoffel Vandoorne: “We got to the flag and that’s...

The Belgian felt he was a sitting duck on the straights, with the pace...

Vandoorne's penalty count up to 40

Having arrived at Spa knowing that he was facing a 35-place penalty,...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Vandoorne moves on to 65-place grid penalty

– Honda has been forced to fit a ninth power unit to Stoffel...
7y ago from GPUpdate.net

Alonso, Vandoorne braced for Monza woe

Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne are both bracing themselves for...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Honda confirms Jorge Martin ‘an option’ for 2026...

Honda Team Manager Alberto Puig has reiterated its interest in signing...

Gresini reveals extent of Alex Marquez's injuries...

Gresini Racing team manager Michele Masini revealed the extent of Alex...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Scott Dixon bet on two stop strategy after he saw...

Scott Dixon took victory in Sunday’s IndyCar race from Mid-Ohio,...

IndyCar Mid-Ohio – Race Results

IndyCar visited Mid-Ohio over the weekend for Honda’s home event and a...

Alex Palou chooses to view costly Mid-Ohio mistake as...

Alex Palou was not the winner of Sunday’s IndyCar event from Mid-Ohio,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg goes Rally1 – Sebastien Ogier enters...

After dominant victories in WRC2 in Rally Sweden, Portugal and most...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Liverpool join three-way race with title rivals to...

Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing the Real Madrid attacker...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Real Madrid Transfer News Roundup: Los Blancos admire...

Real Madrid are putting together final preparations ahead of their FIFA...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Report: Arsenal preparing player plus cash bid to sign...

Arsenal are intensifying their pursuit of Crystal Palace playmaker...
9h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Matter of when, not if: Arsenal confident of landing...

Arsenal are looking to wrap up the signing of Viktor Gyokeres from...
9h 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.