Bad luck has become an uncomfortable traveling companion Fernando Alonso in this Formula 1 season 2022. The Spaniard again suffered misfortune beyond his control with the Alpine and was unable to even get the start in sprint race dThe Austrian Grand Prix 2022.
This is known and Fernando Alonso’s words about it.
What happened to Fernando Alonso in the Austrian sprint race?
Just a few seconds before the cars started the warm-up lap before the start of the Sprint race, the car of Fernando Alonso presented an unusual figure. The Alpine was still hanging in the air and with the blankets to maintain tire temperature wear. The first reaction to this image was to think that the French team had forgotten about the Spaniard, but as the track cleared, the mechanics quickly intervened to take him to the pits.
Time ran against it Alonso, more so on a circuit as short as Austria’s, and it all seemed to be about the electrical system. The car did not start, in short. After several attempts the French decided to give up and did not take the exit.
At the end of the sprint race Fernando Alonso He gave his explanations to DAZN Spain.
“The car won’t start, my battery is dead, everything was off. We tried to start it with an external battery”Alonso explained.
On the other hand, in statements collected by Motorsport, the two-time champion expanded further by saying:
“About five minutes before the start we had a blackout in the car and we couldn’t start it again. We tried to power it with the external battery, but that didn’t work either.”, the Spanish counted. “Well, something serious has happened in there [en el motor] and we have to look at it to fix it for tomorrow.”
How does the Sprint race affect Fernando Alonso’s 2022 Austrian GP?
Unable to participate in the Sprint race, Alonso finished 20th. However, the Spanish must go 19th because Valtteri Bottas has a penalty for changing parts.
That doesn’t mean the Alpine driver will go there, as another option would be to tweak the setup to better suit a possible return on Sunday.
In the best case Alonso could claim the last two points-paying positions (9th and 10th); but the logic is that the Spaniard leaves the Red Bull Ring empty.
More worryingly, Asturias once again suffered another problem in his car, while teammate Esteban Ocon added more points by finishing 6th.
“Another problem with my car, definitely another very competitive weekend and we’ll leave with zero points in our garage part,” launched Fernando for DAZN. “This year in general is one of my best years racing, I feel good, fast and strongbut we had no luck. We’ve lost 50 or 60 points so far this year.”
