News Details

Alonso baffled by eight-tenths loss in qualifying

Fernando Alonso hoped Alpine's sudden improvement would generate a solid qualifying showing at Portimao, but for him those plans went downhill fast. After featuring comfortably within the top 10 on Friday, the final practice session was not ideal for Alonso who finished down in P14 – but ahead, in P5, his team-mate Esteban Ocon was demonstrating the performance within the A521. Qualifying though did not bring a change of fortunes for the Spaniard, who was forced to settle for P13 on the grid while Ocon is dreaming of the race start ahead from P6. Alonso said he had lost eight tenths of a second between FP3 and qualifying, leaving him 'annoyed' with the performance. 'It was a good...
Full Story »
3y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Masi: Sprint qualifying adds different element...

Race director Michael Masi believes that the reduced track time on...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Domenicali compares Super League to Formula One: 'We...

This past week, the international newspapers were filled with news about...
3y ago from GPBlog.com

Domenicali: 'Budget cap in Formula 1 good example for...

This past week, the international newspapers were filled with news about...
3y ago from GPBlog.com

Domenicali: 'Budget cap in Formula 1 good example for...

This past week, the international newspapers were filled with news about...
3y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Franco Morbidelli outlines Argentina MotoGP goals...

VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli outlined his main goal for the...

Jorge Martin confirms he will miss the Americas MotoGP...

Defending MotoGP champion Jorge Martin has confirmed he will miss the...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Joan Mir confident Honda ‘can be competitive...

Joan Mir believes that Honda has the potential to "be competitive...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Date set for IndyCar’s inaugural Grand Prix of...

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced a date for the first running on the...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Takuma Sato to contest 16th Indy 500 with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Rice is the key ingredient

The great Arsenal striker crisis of 2025 has brought a lot of focus onto...
56m ago from Arseblog.com

Arsenal lineup vs. Chelsea: Predicted XI for Premier...

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Club accelerate contract talks amid Arsenal, Liverpool...

Barcelona are reportedly set to accelerate talks over a new contract for...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Preview: Arsenal vs. Chelsea - prediction, team news,...

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Premier League clash between Arsenal and...
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.