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Alonso on Q2 battle with Magnussen: a lot of fun

Alonso on Q2 battle with Magnussen: "a lot of fun"

01-09-2018 15:30
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Jake Williams-Smith

Fernando Alonso has described a bizarre encounter during Q2 with Kevin Magnussen as "a lot of fun". The Spaniard was behind the Haas going into their final laps but got such a tow he was challenging the Dane for track position into the first chicane.

Speaking to the media after being eliminated from qualifying, Alonso said that the incident was a shame as it ruined both drivers chances of making it into the final session.

“We were all running together at the end of the out-lap and with all that traffic one of the Haas cars decided to overtake and start the lap in the middle of all the cars that were more or less in position," Alonso said.

“So we started the lap together and we reached the first corner together and we ruined both our laps.

“There are many classes of drivers and then there's the Haas ones, who have the third- or fourth-best car of the grid and are out in Q2.

“I got into Q2, which is one of the things that I wanted.

“It doesn't change much for me, I guess more for them, but it's fun, a lot of fun.”

The incident was referred to the stewards with a decision to be made after the session.