News Details

McLaren pair upbeat after initial exhaust setback during F1 practice

Fernando Alonso insists McLaren was able to “recover everything” during second practice for the Australian Grand Prix, after its initial setback earlier in the day. McLaren arrived in Melbourne confident the issues that it suffered during pre-season testing had been addressed, with Alonso outlining his ambition to fight for Q3 at each race. McLaren’s practice day began on the back foot when an exhaust issue was detected on Alonso’s MCL33; the team also adjusted Stoffel Vandoorne’s run plan to assess his car as a precaution. Alonso ultimately resumed his planned programme and finished the day eighth overall, 1.269s behind pacesetter Lewis Hamilton, and at the...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

McLaren: Pre-season reliability issues have been...

McLaren Racing Director Eric Boullier says the team has addressed all of...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Ferrari has 'quite a lot of performance in hand' at...

Sebastian Vettel is sure he and Ferrari have “quite a lot of...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Australia will be McLaren's 'lowest level' of F1 2018...

Fernando Alonso reckons this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix will...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Renault’s season will evolve a lot in race for 4th

Over the past three seasons, it has been clear that there are the...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Brazil replaces Argentina as 2026 MotoGP calendar...

The 2026 MotoGP calendar has officially been released and the new season...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Motegi remains on MotoGP calendar through 2030

MotoGP has officially confirmed that the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi...

Marco Bezzecchi explained what ‘key moment' he...

Marco Bezzecchi explained his first lap was the "key moment"...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Alexander Isak open to leaving Newcastle with...

t;li>Striker not in squad for pre-season friendlies in AsiaCristhian...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com

'His professional and human conduct was reprehensible'...

Football coach and pundit Laurindo Filho has lambasted Arsenal-bound...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com

New signing profile: Cristhian Mosquera

After four arrivals in as many weeks, Arsenal continued their summer...
8h ago from Arseblog.com

Arsenal sign Mosquera from Valencia

Arsenal have completed the signing of Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia in...
8h ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Red Bull reveal HIDDEN detail on Max Verstappen's car

Red Bull have revealed Max Verstappen's car will... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com

Toto Wolff announces shock Max Verstappen driver decision...

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has addressed growing... Read More »
13h ago from GPFans.com

Race preview: Belgian Grand Prix

After a two-week break, the Formula One field is... Read More »
1h ago from F1Technical.net

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.