Fernando Alonso admits bizarre spin in Qatar

Fernando Alonso admitted aft the Qatar GP that the mysterious "ghost successful the car" was the crushed for his abrupt crook during the race. The operator of the Aston Martin squad had an antithetic infinitesimal astatine the Losail way erstwhile helium mislaid power of his AMR25 car astatine crook 10 and did a afloat 360-degree spin. The incidental outgo him 2 positions astatine a clip erstwhile helium was already making his mode to the front, having started eighth. In the end, helium managed to decorativeness the contention successful seventh place.

Alonso explained that the rotation was not the effect of assertive driving oregon excessively overmuch risk, but a abrupt and inexplicable absorption of the car.

"I didn't unit it, honestly," Alonso told reporters. "It's existent that I wasn't driving 100%, I was going easy. But this car has immoderate interruptions successful its behavior, I don't cognize however to picture it... a small paranormal. It's similar it has a tone successful it."

The Spaniard added that this was not an isolated incidental and that the car behaved unpredictably during the weekend.

“Yesterday I abruptly mislaid the beforehand extremity done 3 oregon 4 corners. In 1 country I ended up successful the gravel and was turning the steering instrumentality to the max, arsenic if I didn’t person immoderate beforehand wheels astatine all…”

“Today it happened the same, but with the rear wheels. Suddenly it conscionable threw me. We are precise delicate to the wind, precise delicate to 1 oregon 2 degrees of temperature… we are connected the borderline each the time. Today I made that mistake, but I was fortunate – determination was nary gravel and determination were nary drivers close down me. There were lone 2 of them astatine that moment.”

Alonso was blessed with the wide result

Despite the bizarre incident, Alonso was blessed with the wide effect and the team’s show implicit the weekend.

“I was decidedly fortunate with the spin,” explained the Aston Martin driver. “On immoderate different way I would person ended up successful the gravel. Two points yesterday, six contiguous – 8 successful full astatine the Qatar Grand Prix. That’s much than we expected. I’m truly blessed for the team. This was a important infinitesimal successful the constructors’ championship.”

The two-time champion concluded optimistically: "We tin spell to Abu Dhabi with little unit and little load connected our shoulders."

Aston Martin is presently warring for sixth spot successful the constructors' standings, holding the seventh position, 12 points down the Red Bull Racing team.