Fernando Alonso will start second to last on the grid of the United States GP after changing the engine. Alpine has announced that the Spaniard will have a new power unit at the Austin circuit, which causes whatever happens in qualifying, the Spaniard will start from the back of the grid. It will be the fourth engine that the French brand builds for the two-time F1 world champion.
“ Fernando will have a new engine for the rest of this weekend, after the installation of a fourth power unit that will take him beyond the allowed allocation for the season. All components of the power unit will be new for qualifying and the race, ”said the Alpine team statement.
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Fernando will have a new engine for the rest of this weekend, following the installation of a 4th power unit taking him beyond the permitted season allocation.All components of the power unit will be brand new for qualifying and the race.#USGP pic.twitter.com/GmF7p1Ss1l
— Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) October 23, 2021
The truth is that the weekend could not have started worse for the Spanish rider. He started with a car problem on his first lap of the first free practice sessions and he had to stop the car, then a spin came and now the engine change. Important setback for both the French team and Alonso who left very pissed off.
🚩 RED FLAG! @alo_oficial has no choice but to stop the engine immediately and leave his car parked. The weekend has not started in the best way! # USADAZNF1 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/BWxVcmRbuc
– DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) October 22, 2021
It is being a very black weekend for Fernando Alonso . In fact, the pilot himself acknowledged in the DAZN microphones minutes before the announcement of the engine change that “there is a lot of work to be done” at Alpine. At the moment he has to go back to be able to score. The good thing is that Austin is not Monaco and it is easier to overtake here.
