News Details

Alonso survives frightening Australian GP crash

Fernando Alonso has survived a spectacular accident at the Australian Grand Prix that forced the Formula 1 season opener to be red flagged. The Spaniard was battling with Esteban Gutierrez for 19th position when, under braking for Turn 3, he ran into the left rear wheel of his Haas rival. Alonso's front right wheel was ripped off and he was left a passenger as his McLaren was pitched in to the wall on the left. At barely abated speed, his skipped sideways in to the gravel trap and was pitched in to a series of spectacular rolls. The Spaniard ended up upside down against the barriers, but was able to climb out of the car unaided – although appeared to be unsteady on his feet at first. He...
Full Story »
10y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Rosberg crashes out, hits the wall during FP2

Nico Rosberg hits the wall at Turn Seven. The German knocks the front wing...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Timing errors cost Haas F1 in Australian GP qualifying

Haas F1 duo Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierezz were left disappointed...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Haas Drivers Caught Out in Qualifying

Australian Grand Prix – Both Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez...
10y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Haas underprepared after wet practice - Steiner

Friday's wet weather in Melbourne has left the Haas F1 team “not as...
10y ago from Motorsport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Toby Sowery joins AJ Foyt Racing in IndyCar reserve...

AJ Foyt Racing has appointed Toby Sowery as the team’s reserve driver...

Feature: RLL’s split fortunes in Barber highlight...

At the most recent IndyCar race from Barber Motorsports Park, Graham...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Motorsport Week is hiring – Rally and Sportscar...

Motorsport Media Services are looking to expand its coverage, and in...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Hyundai continues to honour Craig Breen's memory

Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team will run a special livery at this...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Liverpool eye long-term attacking solution with move...

Christian Kofane could be on the move during the summer transfer window,...
58m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal, Chelsea & Man United want one of PL's...

Morgan Rogers has been linked with a move away from Aston Villa at the end...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Might need someone like him to lean on' - Rio...

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand believes Max Dowman will be a key...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Manchester United handed boost as Arsenal ready to...

Manchester United has reportedly been handed a boost in their pursuit of...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.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.