Aston Martin dr🔯iver Ferna🔴ndo Alonso says he doesn’t understand why he crashed out of second practice from Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix.

Around halfway through the hour-long FP2 at Suzuka, Alonso went straight on at the first Degne🌜r curve before spinning 180 degrees over th𓂃e run-off.

The incident triggered the second red flag of the session, with his 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aston Martin getting beached into the gravel after the spin.

Replays suggested that the൲ two-time F1 champion had run slightly wide over the tarmac and touched the grass with his left-rear wheel, although Aston is yet to is𒊎sue a full explanation for the crash.

Alonso 🦹himself doesn’t know what caused him to lose control of his car at the high-speed right-hander, although he suggested that wind might have played a role in him running wide.

“I don’t know [what happened], I need to review it,” the 43-year-old said. “[I] lost the car in a ve🌃ry weird way. [It was] very windy and very gusty out there and the car is a little bit critical.

“I don’t know if I put a tyre on the grass or something, I need t🦋o review it. I will try to avoid it tomorrow.”

The Suzuka circuit has been resurfa🎃ced ahead of the 2025 F1 race, with fresh 🌊asphalt being laid from the final chicane to the end of the opening sector.

Alonso was happy with the changes, having felt that the circuit authorities had done a fine job at smoothening all the bumps.
 
“Yeah, it’s better. It’s grippier and very smooth,” he sa♊id. “[There are] no bumps at all through the f🐈irst sector, which is the most interesting part of the circuit with super high-speed corners.

“[It was a] really fun circuit to drive [on and a] really enjoyabl📖e lap wh🦩en you are behind the wheel. Looking forward to tomorrow.”

Alonso finished a strong seventh in opening practice, seven-tenths off pacesetter 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris, while his teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lance Stroll ended up 16th on the leaderboard.

Neither driver could manage a fast lap in the afternoon due to constant stoppages🐠.

However, Alonso was neverth𒈔eless upbeat about Aston Martin’s prospects for the weekend, saying: “We are slightly more competitive than in China so hopefully Q3 is possible tomorrow”