Fernando Alonso on Monaco crash: “Not my fault, I gave 100% on track”

Fernando Alonso redeemed himself after retiring in Monaco. It wasn't his fault or something to cause personal frustration, so his motivation remains the same.

Alonso's engine failed in Monaco. A particularly painful finish in the Principality, at a race that he particularly likes. All the more so because Saturday was great. He won the seventh place in qualifying, and after the penalty for Lewis Hamilton, he started from the sixth position. His laps were spectacular, he hit every attempt, and was only a thousandth of a second behind the driver in front of him, Isack Hadjar.

The reality is that Monaco leaves without points again. The same thing happened to him last week in Imola, where he failed to score points due to an accident. However, he does not give up. On the contrary, he redeemed himself after his latest retirement, which leaves him without a single point after eight races.

“I think qualifying was a bit unusual, but we won’t give up. If it had been other factors, or personal mistakes, or if I hadn’t driven well or felt comfortable in the car, or if I had crashed at the start, I would have been even more frustrated because I would have lost points,” Alonso told DAZN.

“But I try to train every day, I prepare as if I were fighting for the World Championship, even if we don’t have any points. Personally, as long as I drive at 100% of my ability, the rest will come when it needs to,” he stressed.

Alonso explains his engine problem

It’s true that his level remains top-notch from race to race. This time it was the engine that let him down, so his motivation remains high. Although he is increasingly focused on next season. In fact, just before the start of the race in Monaco, he made it clear: the best position for him would be to win in Australia in 2026.

This is how he explained the problem with the engine: "I don't know yet. I just noticed that the battery was dead. From lap 15 I drove with 160 horsepower less. Fortunately, in Monaco the engine is not that important, and even with 160 hp less I dreamed of finishing sixth. Personally, it was a very good weekend. Yesterday the laps were perfect, and today I pushed the race as if it were qualifying. Then a breakdown and another retirement."

"That's not an accident today. The engine was not hit by a meteor. The engine broke because it wasn't in good condition, I wasn't prepared. I just gave up and I don't know the exact problem. There were six or seven Mercedes engines on the track and mine broke down. I wasn't well prepared," he added.

And now... what does the last race of this European triple weekend bring? He will be driving in Barcelona, ​​his home race, but it may be difficult to predict the outcome. It is true that his performances in Imola and Monaco were very high, although he did not score any points. Perhaps it is a more traditional track, like Montmeló, that will reveal where Aston Martin really stands.