News Details

Alonso raced 'out of respect' for fans

– Fernando Alonso says he and McLaren-Honda chose to take part in the Mexican Grand Prix "out of respect" for the spectators at the track, after spotting a significant technical problem on Saturday night.An MGU-H rotation speed issue was picked up on Alonso's engine after qualifying and subsequently confirmed on Sunday morning, but mechanics did not have enough time to replace it before the race.Alonso took the start, but returned to the pits at the end of the first lap with a loss of power."We were left with two options: to race or not to race," Alonso commented."We went for the first option, and tried to do as much as we could, out of respect for the...
Full Story »
10y ago from GPUpdate.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Alonso only started Mexican GP out of 'respect' for...

Fernando Alonso says he started the Mexican Grand Prix out of 'respect'...
10y ago from Crash.net

Alonso raced out of respect for Mexican fans

Fernando Alonso says he started the Mexican Grand Prix out of respect for...
10y ago from RichlandF1.com

We knew engine wouldn't last more than a lap - Alonso

Fernando Alonso said he and the team were aware that his car wouldn't...
10y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Alonso excited by Mexican GP 'unknown'

– Fernando Alonso says he is excited by the "unknown"...
10y ago from GPUpdate.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

How the 2027 MotoGP grid is shaping up

No description available...
22h ago from Motorsport.com

Honda pinpoints potential ‘advantage' ahead of...

Honda technical director Romano Albesiano believes there is one specific...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

McLaughlin sets the early pace in IndyCar’s first...

The NTT IndyCar Series took to the track on a brand new street course...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Breaking: Takamoto Katsuta leads Safari Rally

News just in is that both Sebastien Ogier and Oliver Solberg have stopped...

Solberg clings on to Safari Rally lead as Ogier hunts...

Oliver Solberg started Friday with a 33.3 second lead over Elfyn Evans...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Barcelona and Arsenal dealt blow as European rivals...

Barcelona and Arsenal are allegedly expected to be opposed by Ligue 1 side...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Euro giants ready to move for in-form Arsenal star...

Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior is reportedly attracting transfer interest...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Rotation can make Arsenal less predictable for Everton...

Morning all. It's a big one today, they're all big ones at this stage to...
5h ago from Arseblog.com

Chelsea dealt blow as Pedro Neto learns punishment for...

Chelsea star Pedro Neto has been handed a one-game ban for his reaction to...
6h ago from SportsKeeda.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.