As Fernando Alonso tried to escape the clutches of the second part of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix, the Spaniard admitted to trying to take the final two corners 'flat out'. On his final run, the McLaren driver dared to try an enter the Jochen Rindt curve at full speed, only to run wide on the exit shattering part of his front wing. With little time to react Alonso tipped the car into Turn 10 with less downforce and went off again causing more damage to his MCL33. The Le Mans 24 hour winner ended the session in 14th position after failing to improve his time, he will start the race from 13th place after Charles Leclerc takes a five-place grid penalty for changing a...
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