News Details

Fernando Alonso: “I really hope this weekend was a one-off”

Fernando Alonso felt his French Grand Prix was compromised as early as the first lap as he fell down the order as others too short cuts to avoid the chaos ahead of them, while pitting early failed to give him any advantage in strategy. The McLaren F1 Team was outside the points when he pitted a second time towards the end of the race at the Circuit Paul Ricard, with the gamble aimed at attempting to set the fastest lap of the race. Unfortunately, circumstances was against him in the final laps, first when the virtual safety car was required when Lance Stroll’s tyre blew at the end of the Mistral Straight, and then when he suffered a suspension problem that forced him into an early...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Sainz's day rescued by virtual safety car after MGU-K...

An MGU-K failure almost wreaked havoc on Carlos Sainz's well-deserved...
6y ago from F1i.com

Sainz: VSC saved us a points finish

Out of power in the closing laps of the French GP, Carlos Sainz concedes...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Williams was 'optimistic' over tyre strategy – Lance...

Williams' Lance Stroll felt it was 'optimistic' in their...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Jacob Abel steps up into IndyCar with Dale Coyne Racing

Dale Coyne Racing has announced that Jacob Abel will drive one of the...

Romain Grosjean shifts to reserve role with PREMA’s...

Romain Grosjean will not be racing as a full time driver in the NTT...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Very serious' – Worrying claim made as expert...

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus' injury could be out for the rest of the...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Head-to-head record...

Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

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.