Total nightmare for Fernando Alonso in Mexico: he abandons due to another Honda engine failure
The weekend in Mexico had started very well and expectations were high for Aston Martin and Fernando Alonsobut it ended up becoming a real nightmare due to engine reliability problems Sling in classification. And this Sunday, things ended even worse: the two green cars only lasted 6 laps on the track before suffering another failure problem. reliability in its power unit and retire on lap 7. A total disaster.
Fernando Alonso could aspire to a very good result this weekend in the middle zone, fighting for possible points on a circuit that adapted very well to the characteristics of the car. Silverstoneespecially in a last sector full of slow curves that suited the driver very well. AMR26 designed by Adrian Newey.
Another problem in the race in Mexico
However, everything went wrong in qualifying on Saturday, when after Fernando Alonso’s first good Q1 lap, the Asturian suffered a problem with the electrical system of his Honda power unit that left him out of the game. The man from Oviedo finally started 17th this Sunday, but rejected any option for a comeback despite the good pace of his car. I knew that driving so far back, with an engine that was so pushed to the limit in its cooling on a circuit where engines suffer a lot, was impossible.
They had abnormal pressure levels in the power unit
In fact, this was revealed by Pedro de la Rosa a day before. “It’s very difficult, because we’re very tight on engine cooling. And in the race, from so far back, cooling is even more complicated”said the Aston Martin ambassador, highlighting that among so many cars, with a lot of suffocate air, engine cooling was even more delicate. He seemed to make it clear that both cars would most likely drop out. And it happened.
As De la Rosa himself revealed, on ‘DAZN’, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll had to stop because they had “abnormal pressure levels in the power unit.”
On lap 6, Fernando Alonso had to go to the pits to finish his race on lap 7. And Lance Stroll, who was still on the track, also suffered problems and had to move out onto the grass to get out of the car.
Fernando was making angry and frustrated gestures again. It was a weekend in which I could score points. It became a total disaster for reasons beyond its control. A nightmare.
