News Details

Blown engine stops Alonso in Q2 in Bahrain

Fernando Alonso says he will need a new engine for the Bahrain Grand Prix after his qualifying session came to an early end when his Honda unit broke down. Alonso was about to complete his first flying lap in Q2 when his engine shut down, the Spaniard driving slowly into the pits before getting out of the car and calling it a day. The McLaren driver said what was already looking to be a difficult race will only be harder from 15th on the grid and with an engine he will not be able to test properly before the race. "It's a shame. The lap was going well," Alonso said. "I had improved half a second over the Q1 lap so I think we could have been 13th, 14th, 12th, depending on the...
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Fernando Alonso says qualifying lap was 'one of the...

Fernando Alonso has hailed his Chinese Grand Prix qualifying lap as 'one...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Alonso: "Incredible" China race even better...

Fernando Alonso believes his Chinese Grand Prix performance was even...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Giovinazzi set for grid penalty after changing gearbox

Antonio Giovinazzi is to drop to the back of the grid in China after...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Antonio Giovinazzi picks up gearbox change grid penalty

Sauber driver Antonio Giovinazzi has been handed a five-place grid...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez assesses his Ducati future beyond 2026...

Nine-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will be a key figure in the rider...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Scott Dixon awarded prestigious New Zealand honor

To close out 2025, one of IndyCar’s most decorated drivers was awarded...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Tactics Column: Aggressive press and Hincapie tweak...

A game of two halves? Not quite. Arsenal finished 2025 with a resounding...
41m ago from Arseblog.com

Man United could make January move for Arsenal...

Manchester United could reportedly be ready to make a move for Rennes...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

How to watch Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Arsenal host Aston Villa at the Emirates in a huge Premier League clash at...
14h ago from SkySports.com

A New Year's Day ramble

Good morning everyone, and welcome to 2026. Here's a quick New Year's Day...
14h 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.