News Details
Fernando Alonso happy with 'sublime' weekend in Austin despite engine failure
McLaren's Fernando Alonso has highlighted the weekend of the United States Grand Prix as one of his best of 2017, despite failing to finish the race though an engine issue. Alonso put in a strong performance all weekend despite his McLaren-Honda being down on power on the Circuit of the Americas track which has a high reliance on straight line speed with its one kilometer long straight in sector two. In qualifying, Alonso put his MCL32 into Q3 and qualified ninth, only to start in eighth place following a grid penalty for Max Verstappen. For much of the race, the Spaniard showed legitimate pace inside the top ten and looked set for a points finish before an engine failure...
Full Story »
Full Story »
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Fernando Alonso: “It’s a great chance to score...
Fernando Alonso revealed that he did not know what to expect coming to...
7y ago from TheCheckeredFlag....
Alonso, Bottas hit with grid penalties
Fernando Alonso will incur a 35-place grid penalty and start this...
7y ago from SuperSport.com
Alonso spies 'great chance to score points' in Austin
Buoyed up by confirmation that he's staying at McLaren for another...
7y ago from F1i.com
Driver introductions 'a bad copy' of Indy 500 declares...
Fernando Alonso has described Formula 1's attempt at driver...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP confirms date of Balaton Park homologation...
MotoGP has confirmed that the homologation approval for the Balaton Park...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
What Trackhouse saw in Ogura that made him a surprise...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
KTM compares Pedro Acosta's MotoGP approach to...
KTM Motorsport Director Pit Beirer compared Pedro Acosta's approach to...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Three Ducati riders rode with ‘updated’ 2025...
A spokesperson for Ducati has revealed three of its riders raced at the...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Bumping confirmed for Indy 500 as Takuma Sato becomes...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
How VeeKay went from an unexpected ECR exit to...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Takuma Sato to contest 16th Indy 500 with RLL
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
FOX working to bring Kentucky Derby-style betting to...
This past weekend FOX produced its first IndyCar broadcast of a new...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
FIA steps in after WRC fuel supplier goes into...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Meet Claire Schonborn, the engineer turned WRC...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
‘Brilliant' – Sky pundit singles out...
Raheem Sterling showcased his class in the Champions League round of 16 as...
41m ago from CaughtOffside.com
‘Concrete' – Sky Sports reporter provides...
Arsenal have Alexander Isak in their sights ahead of the summer transfer...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
'He could go in there' - Arsenal icon believes Ethan...
No description available...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com
'This is going to be a grim watch', 'Funniest front 3...
No description available...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
EXCLUSIVE: Lewis Hamilton absence poses concerning F1 issue
A major issue has been discussed surrounding... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
FIA ban verdict reached for Australian Grand Prix
An FIA verdict has been revealed ahead of the... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com
Hamilton’s day off: A Ferrari, a joyride, and a Hollywood...
If anyone thought Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari... Read More »
51m ago from F1i.com
