I agree, Bas. I wonder if we'll ever know. I appreciate the view of many on here that the wind could be an explanation, but I just don't see it catching out a driver of Alonso's caliber, particularly at relatively low speed for an F1 car on that section of track. All the best, Andrew.
One for the conspiracists. Mclaren is substituting Honda hybrid parts with their own McLaren to use own MGU-K parts - AUTOSPORT Could that have been a factor?
McLaren has not been secretive. They had to analyze the data to reconstruct the accident since Alonso apparently has no memory of it and there is no video of it on the turn. No one has ever used the term "mild". You offer no facts that I can see. Again w the electrocution stuff. It's insane people are spreading this without any evidence.
Come again? See below: +1 Martin Brundle also noted that Alonso was shown to be downshifting. He says thats very odd if one loses control so I think we can rule out the loss of control theory.
Seal problem was present before the crash. There is nothing linking it to the crash itself except more speculation.
Lol! No you can't. He was going straight across the track and braking after losing control. You can see the skid marks where he locked up at least one tire. Downshifting while braking is normal. If he were in an actual spin, it would be odd as he should just have the clutch in and the brake on.
If you don´t mind I prefer to take Martin Brundle at his word as he has of course raced F1 cars: https://twitter.com/MBrundleF1/status/570146553320644608
I agree. It's an irresponsible statement on his part. Doesn't sound like he actually knows what happened.
I think we all understand and respect your opinion. I personally would appreciate if you could allow us the same.
Alonso has left the hospital, but will not partake in the last session of testing. BBC Sport - Fernando Alonso: McLaren driver leaves hospital but misses test Just to further the conspiracy theory; I have noticed that it was reported that his CT Scan and MRI were normal, which is all well and good. But, those tests look at structure and not function. There was no mention of EEG or EKG testing which would measure function of the nervous system and heart. An abnormality in either of those would have been good reason to keep him in hospital for a few days. They might also have given rise or support to the notion of some sort of electrical shock.
Thanks. Good news. The FIA is going to investigate the crash. Seems that we're not the only ones asking WTF?
I smell retirement. I don't see him staying with McLaren. They don't mesh together and this is just another sign of that.
If not retirement, a medical kick-out from his Macca contract just in time to try to muscle his way into Mercedes when Lewis' contract is up. I would put nothing past the "Prince".
Heard another rumor today that he had a mild seizure that caused the crash. That would explain how they could "truthfully" say he was still giving inputs to the wheel at the time of the crash. It also might explain why he spent so many days in ICU for a crash of relative low severity as they ran tests. Perhaps the ICU which has limited access for visitors or snoopers made the whole thing easier to keep quiet. His ability to race would of course be compromised if that was actually the case. I wouldn't see the FIA allowing him in a car.
Fia is opening an inquest http://m.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117820/fia-launches-alonso-crash-probe
Wouldn'it be nice if at the end of all this Dennis was found to have forced Alonso to lie and had to resign after Nando throws him under the bus? It would warm my heart. So many memories...
Don't take this as a stupid question, but how bad is it actually for mclaren that the fia got involved in this crash?
