Chaos at Aston Martin: Fernando Alonso suffers huge crash in Q3

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12:52, 03 Nov 2024

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Fernando Alonso was the fourth driver to crash at the rainy Interlagos circuit on Sunday qualifying. The Spaniard crashed heavily in the third sector of the track. His teammate, Lance Stroll, crashed in Q2, which sent Max Verstappen out of the session. The Dutchman will start from P17 for today's Grand Prix.

Alonso's spin was caused by the rainy conditions, as he put the power down too early. There are just a few minutes left in the final qualifying session. Only eight cars will come out on track, as both Aston Martin's crashed in separate incidents throughout the session. The team will need to work hard to put both cars back together before the race later on today.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Chaos at Aston Martin: Fernando Alonso suffers huge crash in Q3

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