News Details

'better not to race' in Sprints - Alonso

Fernando Alonso says the Sprint format is showing it is “better not to race” on a Saturday due to the impact on tire usage and the penalty points he received at the Chinese Grand Prix. The stewards gave Alonso a retrospective 10-second time penalty and three penalty points for causing a collision with Carlos Sainz when fighting for a top three position in China’s Sprint, leaving him halfway to a race ban. The penalty points appeared particularly harsh despite the pair making contact, and with Alonso then forced into an unusual strategy on Sunday where he made an extra pit stop due to a lack of hard tires, he says sitting out the Sprint would have been a better option.
Full Story »
1y ago from Racer.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Verstappen sprints to wild China victory ahead of...

Max Verstappen overcame early race concerns in China to take the first...
1y ago from RacingNews365.com

How does the Formula 1 Sprint format work?

It's a question where the answer is redefined every year, but with the...
1y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Shanghai Sprint Race Qualifying Top Three Quotes

Lando Norris was King of the Rain when the first ever Sprint Race...
1y ago from GrandPrix247.com

What did Verstappen think of the new sprint format in...

With a new sprint format, drivers seem to slowly adapt to sprint race...
1y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Aprilia preparing test for Jorge Martin ahead return...

Aprilia is prepared to organise a special test for MotoGP World Champion...
19m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Jorge Martin continues dispute with Aprilia over 2026...

Reigning MotoGP World Champion Jorge Martin has continued his 2026...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

RLL having to ‘unwind’ and ‘backtrack’...

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing is making a concerted effort to move...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar will not return to Thermal Club in 2026...

According to comments made by Thermal Club founder and owner Tim Rogers,...

Malukas’ recovery drive secures Foyt’s best team...

During Sunday’s IndyCar race at Road America, David Malukas was the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

‘Open to joining Arsenal' – Fabrizio...

Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze has signaled his readiness to join...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Declan Rice gives glowing assessment of PL star linked...

Declan Rice has reportedly given a glowing assessment of Crystal Palace...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal caught in tough situation as key target holds...

Arsenal have been put into a tough predicament as top transfer target...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Kepa's arrival official + Eze moves into the concrete...

Morning. Arsenal announced the first official signing of the summer...
5h ago from Arseblog.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.