Sports News | My Mistake, Says Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso After Car Goes into Gravel
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Aston Martin Driver Fernando Alonso lost control of his car and went into the gravel during the sprint race on Saturday at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
Spa [Belgium], July 30 (ANI): Aston Martin Driver Fernando Alonso lost control of his car and went into the gravel during the sprint race on Saturday at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
After the race, he said that it was his mistake.
Ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, the racers had a rather wet outing in Saturday's sprint race due to continuous rainfall.
Fernando Alonso capped off a challenging Saturday at Spa-Francorchamps for Aston Martin with a crash in the Sprint that saw him ruled out of the 100km encounter.
Also Read | World University Games 2023: India Win Another Gold Medal, Placed Fourth in Standings.
The Spaniard shouldered the blame on what was his 42nd birthday.
Once the Sprint got underway on Saturday afternoon, Alonso was just a few corners further down the track at Pouhon when he dipped a wheel onto the kerbs and spun into the gravel on Lap 3 of 11.
https://twitter.com/F1/status/1685367839417323520
Fernando Alonso was quoted as saying by Formula 1's official website, “My mistake, I touched the kerb, or the white line or whatever, and I lost the car. I was very close to Nico, so I lost a little bit of rhythm in that corner."
He added, “We were out of the points anyway – I think today, impossible to be in the top eight, so if one time you have to have a DNF, may be better today than any other day.”
Asked how tricky the conditions were, Alonso said, “It was tricky obviously. We’ve been, the whole weekend, finding the grip and guessing what the grip is in each of the corners."
The two-time world champion added, “Every lap, the track improvement is massive. It was tricky also with all the cars visibility was obviously different to qualifying, so it was tricky.”
With teammate Stroll winding up P11 in the Sprint, Alonso’s crash capped off a point-less Saturday for the Aston Martin squad. (ANI)
(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)