Alonso to miss qualifying after crash
Fernando Alonso will start the Monaco Grand Prix from the pit lane
Fernando Alonso will not participate in qualifying at Monaco following his crash in final practice.
Ferrari will have to replace his chassis due to the damage it suffered in his crash at Massenet, 22 minutes into this morning’s session.
Alonso, who was fastest in the first two practice session at Monaco, will start the race from the pit lane. That will seriously limit his chances of scoring points on Sunday.
Michael Schumacher started last on the grid for Ferrari in this race four years ago and worked his way up to fifth by the end. How far will Alonso make it on Sunday?
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Gagan said on 15th May 2010, 12:04
Im not gonna watch quaki now :)))
Gagan said on 15th May 2010, 12:06
sorry , it was a :((
Saip said on 15th May 2010, 12:05
Is this confirmed news?
Magnificent Geoffrey said on 15th May 2010, 12:05
Wow. Never ever would’ve believed you if you’d have told me that Alonso was going to have his entire weekend destroyed through his own mistake.
MigueLP said on 15th May 2010, 16:03
agreed unbelieveble
Victor. said on 15th May 2010, 12:08
Whoa, the crash did not look particularly hard. Seemed like it understeered a lot and he ‘brushed’ the right side of the car. Petrov’s crashes in China and Spain seemed worse to be honest.
DanThorn said on 15th May 2010, 12:10
A shame for us as it takes a key player out of a potentially thrilling qualifying, but it was his own fault and he knows it. He’s really shot himself in the foot at a weekend where, for the first time since Bahrain, he’s really had a chance to win the race. With more Red Bull updates due soo, it could be a while before he gets another chance…
I doubt he’ll make it in to the points tomorrow, the lack of refuelling (thankfully) means he wont be able to just fuel long and pass half the field in the pits. But he’ll have nothing to lose and Fernando isn’t the sort of guy to just sit around and wait for things to happen, so you never know.
Cranberry said on 15th May 2010, 13:27
” Fernando isn’t the sort of guy to just sit around and wait for things to happen”
You’re kidding, right?
That’s precisely how he won his 2WDC, by playing it safe.
I’m not saying he did wrong or anything, but the “fighting spirit” that drivers like Hamilton, Räikkonen and Montoya have, just is nowhere to be found in his entire post-Minardi career.
Hamilton in Monza last year was tragic, as was Räikkönen in Nurburgring in 05. But those incidents really shows they are hungry for victories, not just points.
Fernando is in F1 for points, attention and feeling of superiority(especially within the team) to endulge himself.
Heck, he even went and told to the press that overtaking is not part of F1.
rok said on 15th May 2010, 13:48
Welll, obviously your mixing two different things… one is that you have to fight till the last race for WDC, another thing is defending 10+ points advantage… you should know that
BeenDun said on 15th May 2010, 16:50
Cranberry every driver in F1 is after points. Haha. The person with the most points wins. Not sure if anyone has told you that yet. Lol.
MEmo said on 16th May 2010, 2:11
Lol! The good thing is Alonso crashed, won´t be in qualifying and won´t get to the points… lol…
Kent Paul said on 16th May 2010, 12:08
Famous last words, mate ;)
sato113 said on 15th May 2010, 12:12
wow, i’m not a big fan of alonso but i really do feel sorry for him now.
rfs said on 15th May 2010, 12:49
Same here. I’m a Hamilton fan so I know what it feels like to have your hopes crushed by a crash.
TommyB said on 15th May 2010, 12:50
Same here too, really shame. Title rivals need to seize the advantage now.
f1yankee said on 15th May 2010, 12:12
noooooooooooo!!!!!!!
geo132 said on 15th May 2010, 12:13
now that sucks, definitely ruined the rest of the day for me..
it seemed like Ferrari would be doing great this weekend, yet i can’t understand why they won’t make it to the quali. well, we got Felipe to support now!
Stephen Northcott said on 15th May 2010, 12:14
Should make for an exciting race at the back of the field…
Tombong said on 15th May 2010, 12:19
Really a disappointing piece of news. S##t!!
InternetF1 said on 15th May 2010, 12:20
I am very happy that Alonso crashed out. The Ferrari fans keep wishing Mclaren to crash out and it’s the Karma biting back! Go McLaren! Go Felipe!
Gagan said on 15th May 2010, 12:36
S ur wish has fulfilled,,,, now go home and sleep tight
Todfod said on 15th May 2010, 12:43
@InternetF1. Its good to see that Alonso not missing quali makes you happy. But Fernando will still finish in front of both the Mclarens at the end of the race.
Todfod said on 15th May 2010, 12:44
Alonso missing quali . Sorry typo
InternetF1 said on 15th May 2010, 12:49
Hehe, you wish, Alonso has been thoroughly outraced by McLarens in pretty much every race so far.
Alonso doesn’t have the brains of a good racing driver. Why was he pushing so hard in FP3? Did he think it was for pole position or something? They don’t give points out for FP3 position.
rok said on 15th May 2010, 13:51
Another smart ars… how do you know he was pushing too much… he told you probably?!?
And the problem was oversteer.
Outraced by McLarens… hilarious…
But I wont stop you from daydreaming
InternetF1 said on 15th May 2010, 14:18
Alright then, that means Alonso is even worse than I thought, if he can crash a car when he’s not pushing at all.
David A said on 15th May 2010, 17:39
“Alonso doesn’t have the brains of a good racing driver.”
So, the bad racing driver is a two time world champion? The idiot has broken into the top 10 all time winners list? Get real.
rok said on 15th May 2010, 18:42
pushing hard and to hard is two diffrent things as far as i know… not shure about you though
Nixon said on 15th May 2010, 12:22
He deosn’t deserve this, after all the potentiol he showed in the practices. Not only did he ruin his quilifying he also ruined his race. But remember last year or the year before there alot of crashes and DNFs so i hope that he can make it into the pionts.
James H said on 15th May 2010, 12:24
Are they skipping qualy because the spare chassis can’t be set up in time, or is because of the T-car rules?
JUGNU said on 15th May 2010, 12:27
there goes my prediction for pole. shame on alonso he messed up potentially a top 3 position
James_mc said on 15th May 2010, 12:29
Bring back the T-Car….
[bashes head off wall in severe frustration]
Damon said on 15th May 2010, 12:35
Perhaps a better solution would be to have the morning practice an hour earlier?
So there’s more time to reconstruct a damaged car if needed. Hmm.