News Details

McLaren chassis “very, very competitive” in Montreal, says Alonso

Fernando Alonso claims his McLaren chassis was “very, very competitive” in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying, allowing for the power deficiency of the Honda engine. Alonso’s re-acclimatisation to F1 competition, following his Indianapolis 500 attempt, was not helped by lost track time on Friday due to a hydraulics failure, but he bounced back to qualify a solid 12th. “We know our weakness, we know our deficit in terms of power,” he said. “I felt more or less from Australia this year, the chassis performs quite OK, in some circuits a little bit better, in some circuits a little bit worse. But this year’s car is very good for my driving style as well. “I’m able to drive the car...
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Fernando Alonso 'extremely happy' with 'maximum...

Fernando Alonso has declared himself 'extremely happy' with his...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Red Bull braced for "toughest" phase of F1...

Red Bull is bracing itself for what it believes will be its toughest phase...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Red Bull has gained "proper direction" since...

Red Bull now has "proper direction" to develop its Formula 1...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

New F1 owner Liberty Media want more than 21 races...

Formula 1's new owners Liberty Media are keen to expand the calendar...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Fermin Aldeguer to miss MotoGP season opener in...

Gresini Ducati has confirmed Fermin Aldeguer will miss the opening round...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Marco Bezzecchi satisfied with ‘smaller’...

Marco Bezzecchi admits the Aprilia bike has slightly improved “in all...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Honda confirms early discussions for 2028 factory...

Honda, one of two engine manufacturers that supply IndyCar, has confirmed...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar announces multi-year extension with engine...

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced a long-term continuation with both...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

New Kevin De Bruyne closer to Arsenal despite transfer...

Arsenal may reportedly be in the strongest position for the potential...
57m ago from CaughtOffside.com

'We'll talk again' – Arsenal target has left...

Arsenal look likely to have the chance again to sign Bayern Munich central...
37m ago from CaughtOffside.com

'It's not easy' – Arteta opens up as Arsenal...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has acknowledged that summer signing Eberechi...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1 2026 – Bahrain test Day 3 live

It's the third and final day of running of the... Read More »
3h ago from MotorsportWeek.com

F1: Morning times from Bahrain - Friday

This morning's times from the Bahrain... Read More »
57m ago from Pitpass.com

Crisis at Aston Martin? 'The gloves are off' as Alonso...

Two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso has cut an... 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.