News Details

Sandwich wrapper thwarts Alonso's return

A discarded sandwich wrapper that got inside his rear brake duct ended Fernando Alonso's hopes of a possible points finish in Bahrain. The Spaniard, who at one point was running seventh, was forced to retire just three laps after his second stop when he found his rear brakes were overheating. Called into the pits to retire, it was subsequently discovered that a discarded sandwich wrapped had become trapped in the rear brake duct. 'Both cars made a good start and gained some places on the first lap,' said Marcin Budkowski, 'with Fernando holding firm in the top ten. 'After his first stop we had a small issue that forced us to reduce the performance of the car,' he continued, 'then after the...
Full Story »
2y ago from Pitpass.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Alonso F1 return wrecked by a sandwich wrapper reveal...

Ian Parkes Monday 29 march 2021 10:39 Fernando Alonso's Formula 1 return...
2y ago from GPFans.com

Sandwich wrapper caused Alonso's comeback exit

Alpine has revealed that debris in the form of a sandwich bag led to...
2y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Sandwich bag ended Alonso’s F1 comeback race in...

Get F1 news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to...
2y ago from Crash.net

Alonso says 'fun' return to F1 quashed by brake issues

Alpine's Fernando Alonso says he was enjoying a "fun" return to...
2y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

F1 owner Liberty Media set to finalise purchase of...

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media are in talks to buy Madrid-based company...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Rosenqvist: Confidence within MSR growing with every...

Felix Rosenqvist has started off his time with Meyer Shank Racing on a...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Neuville pips Tänak in Safari opener

FIA World Rally Championship leader Thierry Neuville took a slender...
45m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Crunch time: Easter games that have shaped the Premier...

the sharp end of the season fast approaches, here are four classic matches...
55m ago from TheGuardian.com

'Icon of the game': Ex-England captain Houghton to...

Manchester City Women defender and former England captain Steph Houghton...
1h ago from SkySports.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.