Fernando Alonso: These worries are plaguing the two-time Formula 1 champion

For Fernando Alonso, the Singapore Grand Prix turned out to be a real ordeal. This was because the Honda power unit in his Aston Martin race car did not perform as hoped. The two-time world champion started the race from the pit lane and finished in 16th place, a lap behind the winner, Max Verstappen.

Afterwards, the 45-year-old spoke plainly: “Something about the power unit this weekend didn’t work as it should have. We need to understand why that is, as we obviously have some challenging races ahead of us. Mexico will be the next race, where we’ll have lots of slow corners. Perhaps the same applies to Las Vegas.”

Fernando Alonso: Energy management causing frustration

“We need to get to grips with the problems. There are a few things that are costing us a lot of lap time, and we’ve learnt that the hard way this weekend,” lamented the 32-time Grand Prix winner, who was unable to give a clear answer when asked whether this might also be down to the layout of the Marina Bay Street Circuit: “I don’t know, we’ll have to look into that.”

“We had no problems in Sepang, nor in Baku, even though the first two sectors there are very twisty and slow. So it does seem to be track-specific, but I don’t have a clear answer,” added Alonso, who described his concerns behind the wheel as follows: “I had a lot of problems during the race; it had less to do with the turbo and more to do with energy management. I think the car didn’t know where I was on the lap. I had no power on the straights, but I did in places where I didn’t need it – that was a bit frustrating. And the day before the race, the turbo was on its last legs, so it had to be replaced.”

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