News Details

Alonso "surprised" by claims he parked healthy car

Fernando Alonso says he is surprised by accusations that he gave up and parked a healthy car at the Belgian Grand Prix, after Honda revealed there was no problem with his engine. Conspiracy theories surfaced after the Spa event about the real reason for Alonso retiring from the race, with Honda having been clear that nothing was wrong. The talk was further fuelled by the fact that Alonso had asked shortly before he stopped whether or not there was a chance of rain, to which his team replied no. Asked ahead of the Italian GP about the idea he had given up in the race because there was no prospect of a good result, he said: "I read that, and I am surprised when I read that. "It...
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Renault not a fit for Alonso's expectations

F1 News Renault not a fit for Alonso's expectations Formula1blog.com...
8y ago from Formula1Blog.com

Spa braced for heavy rain on race weekend

Rain is expected over the course of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend with...
8y ago from PlanetF1.com

Drivers risk looking like "idiots" with...

Carlos Sainz thinks there is too much risk of drivers looking like an...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Hamilton quickest in rain-shortened FP2

Lewis Hamilton made an perfect return to action following summer break by...
8y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Why MotoGP hails 2025 season as a...

MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports has described the conclusion of the 2025...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Gregoire Munster confirmed for WRC Monte Carlo in...

The season opener marks a return to the event where Munster claimed his...

Romet Jürgenson to compete in opening three WRC2...

The rising Estonian talent is joined by co-driver Siim Oja and start...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Chelsea plan to steal ‘pretty special' playmaker...

Chelsea are interested in signing the Genk midfielder Konstantinos...
16m ago from CaughtOffside.com

'What a massive player he is for us' - Mikel Arteta...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was full of praise for Declan Rice after...
6h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'That's true, yes': Transfer expert confirms Arsenal...

Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing the Borussia Dortmund...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Contact made: Berta leading talks as Arsenal prepare...

Arsenal are looking to improve the midfield unit with the signing of...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Gasly on the friendship and fallout behind his rivalry with...

Pierre Gasly speaks about Esteban Ocon with the... Read More »
2h ago from F1i.com

Ferrari boss 'hopes' Lewis Hamilton is upset

Ferrari F1 boss Fred Vasseur has insisted that he... Read More »
26m ago from GPFans.com

Max Verstappen 'will finish career at Red Bull'

Red Bull chief Oliver Mintzlaff has provided the... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

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.