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Alonso says frustration is “beyond imagination” after Mexico qualifying exit

Fernando Alonso's Mexico City GP qualifying lasted a single flying lap as the AMR26 stopped in the stadium section with 11 minutes left in Q1, leaving him 18th and 0.387s from a place in Q2 while team-mate Lance Stroll ended the day 20th.

By RedaçãoPublished: 11/01/2026, 13:03

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O quali de Fernando Alonso para o GP do México durou uma única volta rápida, e o piloto da Aston Martin não fez nenhuma tentativa de suavizar seu veredito depois: “Não há muito o que fazer. Acho que perdemos uma grande oportunidade. Então, sim, a frustração está além da imaginação. Mas esta é a história do ano.”

O AMR26 parou no setor do estádio do Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez com 11 minutos ainda por correr no Q1. Naquele momento o bicampeão era o mais rápido entre 11 pilotos; ele terminou a sessão em 18º, a 0,387s de uma vaga no Q2.

Isso lhe custa o que seria a terceira aparição no Q2 em cinco etapas, uma sequência que parecia realista desde que a Aston Martin trouxe suas atualizações de Budapeste e Zandvoort nos dois lados da pausa de verão.

O calor, sugeriu Alonso, era parte do problema para todo o grid. “Problemas enormes de temperatura para todo mundo”, disse, acrescentando que largar do fundo do grid deixa o piloto sem conseguir andar colado atrás de outro carro.

Perguntado se o Q3 estava ao alcance, Alonso — cujo companheiro Lance Stroll terminou o dia em 20º — manteve a cautela: “Estávamos em P12, P13, P11, então estávamos na janela. Se fizéssemos uma boa volta, talvez fosse possível, mas acho que isso era provavelmente otimista demais. Talvez P13, P12 fosse a nossa posição hoje.”

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