News Details

Alonso could be disqualified after tyre mistake

The McLaren team has been summoned by the British Grand Prix stewards after fitting one of Jenson Button's tyres on Fernando Alonso's car during qualifying. McLaren boss Eric Boullier confirmed the mistake, which will likely mean the Spanish driver will be disqualified from qualifying. Boullier said the mistake was caused by confusion during a double pitstop during Q1. Alonso had qualified in 17th position after another difficult day for the team and looks now set to start from the back of the grid. Representatives from the team were summoned to see the stewards.  Teammate Jenson Button was 18th, only ahead of the Manors.
Full Story »
10y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

British GP: Friday team Principal press conference

F1 News British GP: Friday team Principal press conference F1 Strategy...
10y ago from Formula1Blog.com

New aero updates showed positive signs – Boullier

McLaren Racing Director Eric Boullier says the team's new aero upgrades...
10y ago from RichlandF1.com

British Grand Prix: Friday press conference

Full transcript from the team representatives press conference on Day one...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Jordan: Whitmarsh never ran McLaren as badly as Dennis...

McLaren's arrogance is holding the once-great team back according...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar reveals track design for Washington D.C. event

IndyCar has revealed the track design for the newly-added event in...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

David Malukas’ Penske poise earns accolades from...

After just two races with Team Penske under his belt, David Malukas is...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'It's a zoo' – Tottenham Hotspur star makes feelings...

Tottenham Hotspur forward Mathys Tel has expressed his dissatisfaction...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Soon-to-be free agent midfielder could start transfer...

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Brandt could be on the move this...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal ready to sell attacker to Newcastle United

Arsenal could be open to selling Leandro Trossard during the upcoming...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Aston Martin hit by new bombshell as insider reveals...

An Aston Martin F1 insider has dropped a new... Read More »
6h ago from GPFans.com

F1: Unease at Mercedes customer teams

Mercedes customer teams are unhappy at seemingly... Read More »
1h ago from Pitpass.com

FIA and F1 consider changes amid 2026 regulation backlash

Formula 1 and the FIA are set to review, along... Read More »
56m ago from F1i.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.