Fernando Alonso Warns of 'Less Power than F2' Belgian GP Scenario
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F1 champion Fernando Alonso (44) warns of the GP weekend at Spa-Francorchamps: "Energy management is going to be very tricky. We will sometimes have less performance than Formula 2."
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Fernando Alonso made an infamous comment whilst driving his Honda-powered McLaren at the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix. Having been overtaken by Marcus Ericsson in his backmarker Sauber, Alonso complained over team radio: “I’m caught on the straight like a GP2. This is embarrassing, very embarrassing… GP2 engine, GP2! Aaaaargh!” It was embarrassing for Honda too ...
In the run-up to the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend, Fernando Alonso warned against the difficulties that new power units will pose on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Spain believes that energy management will be decisive, to the point that single-seaters will be able to temporarily have less power than a Formula 2. The introduction of the new engine regulation in 2026, which is based on an almost equivalent distribution between power (...)
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