News Details

Alonso & Button: ‘Austria will be challenging for our package'

McLaren's Fernando Alonso & Jenson Button say they are hopeful of an upswing in fortune this weekend in Austria, but admits that the circuit doesn't play to their car's strengths. “Montreal was a difficult race for the whole team – we expected it to be tough because of the nature of the circuit, but obviously a double retirement was especially disappointing. But, of course, just because a weekend doesn’t go to plan, it doesn’t mean we give up.' said Fernando ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix. McLaren endured a double retirement last time out in Canada, after a nightmare weekend for the team. Both drivers required new power units, with Alonso escaping penalty; Button wasn't quite so...
Full Story »
10y ago from FormulaSpy.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ricciardo ‘confused’ following difficult Montreal...

The Infiniti Red Bull Racing outfit had a very difficult race weekend at...
10y ago from TheCheckeredFlag....

Ericsson concedes Sauber falling short

Sauber's Marcus Ericsson reflected on a frustrating Canadian Grand Prix...
10y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Time for McLaren-Honda to step up

McLaren Honda At what point does McLaren’s problematic start to its...
10y ago from F1Zone.net

Williams aiming for the front again in Austria

Williams is confident it will be able to fight at the front of the Formula...
10y ago from Motorsport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Yamaha V4 engine ‘two seconds slower' than...

Yamaha rider Alex Rins revealed that the manufacturer’s V4 project is...

Marco Bezzecchi reveals cause of ‘disappointing’...

Marco Bezzecchi revealed “braking more softly” may have been the...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar Iowa – Race 1 Results

The first race of IndyCar’s double-header weekend from Iowa Speedway...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Taylor Barnard rejected McLaren IndyCar and WEC offers...

Taylor Barnard has turned down the chance to race for Arrow McLaren in...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Talks 'in London' taking place 'every single minute'...

Fabrizio Romano says that talks are still ongoing in London as Arsenal...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Sporting CP fans unveil anti-Viktor Gyokeres banners...

Portuguese giants Sporting CP's fans expressed their frustration over star...
34m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Noni the wiser

Last week, I recorded a Patreon podcast for Arsenal Vision on the Double...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

'Easier deal to do' – Arsenal expert names which...

Arsenal expert Charles Watts has had his say on the ongoing transfer...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.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.