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Alonso shocked by “bizarre” spin in FP2 for the Japanese GP
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Alonso shocked by “bizarre” spin in FP2 for the Japanese GP

Motorsports April 4, 2025
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Components 1 world champion Fernando Alonso was left confused by his spin throughout second apply for the Japanese Grand Prix and prompt it could have been brought on by a gust of wind. 

The Aston Martin driver misplaced management on the entry to Suzuka’s Flip 8 and spun throughout the gravel leading to his AMR25 changing into beached, with FP2’s second red-flag interval subsequently occurring. 

Alonso was the second driver to spin off through the session after Alpine rookie Jack Doohan crashed at Flip 1 having not closed his DRS heading into the high-speed bend. 

The Spaniard mentioned: “I have to assessment it. I misplaced the automotive in a bizarre means, it’s very windy and really gusty on the market, and the automotive is a bit of bit crucial. However yeah, I do not know if I put a tyre on the grass or one thing.”

That seems to be precisely what occurred. This part of the lap is extra technically difficult than it appears for the reason that automobiles should shed velocity on the final of the ‘S’ corners, then construct it up once more by way of the constant-radius Nippon curve that follows.

The primary Degner Curve, Flip 8, is extra open than the second, so the drivers look to hold as a lot velocity by way of there as potential.

Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing crash

Photograph by: Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Photographs

To do that, drivers naturally transfer to the left-hand extremities of the observe to open out the right-hander. Evaluation of the onboard footage clearly reveals Alonso straying over the white line on the strategy, along with his left-front wheel on the grass as he passes the 50-metre board.

The left-front was absolutely on the grass when he started to steer proper. This unsettled the automotive’s rear finish, which Alonso tried to right by jinking the wheel again to the left earlier than steering proper once more.

However, by this level, the AMR25 was on a trajectory that brought about it to overlook the apex of the nook and, regardless of Alonso making use of extra right-hand steering lock, momentum carried the automotive onto the kerbs. From there, he was a passenger.

Whether or not there was a gust of wind on the crucial second solely the telemetry is prone to present, however all of the drivers complained about having a headwind by way of the ‘S’ curves throughout apply. On the run into the Degners, the wind would have been blowing from proper to left, and barely to the rear of the automotive.

Regardless of this setback, Alonso remained optimistic for the remainder of the Japanese weekend.

“I believe we’re barely extra aggressive than in China [he retired having started 13th],” he mentioned. “So hopefully Q3 is feasible tomorrow.”

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