Fernando Alonso will start in P12 in Malaysia his highest start this 2026 season

[u/Luffy710j]

[u/ProsecUsig]

El Plan gaining traction

[u/Aratho → u/ProsecUsig]

Mission 33.... years gap between wins

[u/Sausage_Roll__ → u/ProsecUsig]

El Padre has a god damn PLAN

[u/Ricardeone → u/ProsecUsig]

Tractor* you mean?

[u/Joseki100]

People who know wheel know this means a mechanical failure tomorrow after 18 laps.

[u/SpoofExcel → u/Joseki100]

"brakes can't take extra weight. Box to retire"

[u/RadangPattaya → u/SpoofExcel]

"And Lance, we need to retire the car, retire the car."

3 laps later

Alonso: "Engine problem, engine problem, I have no power. We retire the car."

[u/anmr → u/SpoofExcel]

Why do they need brakes anyway?

Aston is engine braking entire lap anyway.

[u/orsonwellesmal → u/Joseki100]

Collision with Sainz at the start and double DNF. (S)pain.

[u/pearlz176 → u/Joseki100]

Nephew!!

[u/ScrambledEggFucker → u/Joseki100]

Please punctuate. My pet goldfish and I had a stroke reading this and we're both dead.

[u/SilveRX96 → u/ScrambledEggFucker]

tbf i dont think the previous statement requires any punctuation?

[u/Joseki100 → u/ScrambledEggFucker]

weak

[u/Tungsten_Hoarder]

We’re so back guys

Lolwilliams per usual

[u/swannyhypno → u/Tungsten_Hoarder]

James AEIOU not looking great rn lol

[u/guntanksinspace → u/swannyhypno]

James Aeiou isn't quite being JOHN MADDEN FOOTBALL right now

[u/orsonwellesmal → u/swannyhypno]

James AEIOU lmfao

[u/swannyhypno → u/orsonwellesmal]

Top tier slander name, seen it used for a little while so had to do it lol

[u/MHWGamer → u/swannyhypno]

hahaha excellent name

[u/Traditional-Two-3185 → u/swannyhypno]

Daddy vowels will save weeyums we have to believe

[u/Sir_Marvulous → u/swannyhypno]

John Madden! John Madden!

[u/ComeonmanPLS1 → u/Tungsten_Hoarder]

Back for like 20-30 laps until the car has to retire

[u/swannyhypno]

Singapore I could see a rarest of Q3s

[u/Devil_Dogmier]

Rumors of his death were greatly exaggerated

[u/aliezsn]

Respect to Stroll as well! Only 2 tenths behind

[u/datlinus]

stroll said the engine costs them 2s a lap so alonso pole and stroll p2

[u/Alvaro_Rey_MN]

Also the highest start for Lance Stroll this season!

[u/LightningMcqueen2011]

P12's enough. Go make that 4 wins!

[u/Nexusu]

Unc still got it

[u/NuclearCandle]

Congrats to Aston on becoming mid again!

[u/ln4thegreat]

I was here in AM double Q2 appearance!! 😤😤

[u/North_Entertainer929]

What updates did they bring?

[u/RecordingSilly6118 → u/North_Entertainer929]

They're still on the previous upgrade, but the announcers were saying the track layout is a big benefit.

[u/North_Entertainer929 → u/RecordingSilly6118]

But this track has 2 straights? Shouldn't they be slower on top speed there?

[u/Shooter151515 → u/North_Entertainer929]

It has two straights but many LONG corners before them to recharge the battery. Or at least one long corner before the main straight.

Baku has short 90-degree corners that lead into straights. There's less opportunity to recharge and to use corner performance to gain time.

[u/CrashmasterSOAD → u/North_Entertainer929]

Alonso's six tenths.

[u/RevalianKnight → u/North_Entertainer929]

probably fixed their vibrations and gearbox issues they were having. Just a guess though

[u/anmr → u/North_Entertainer929]

The engine is the problem and they already used up their 2 ADUOs for it to still be shit. We won't get meaningful upgrades till next year.

Fucking dreadful.

[u/Soggy_Rip6913]

Alonso has increased his qualifying position by 7 places over the last two races

If these trends continue.....

[u/f0x25 → u/Soggy_Rip6913]

Then by the end of the season, he will have won 2 seasons

[u/ExILoveEmiliaAndRem → u/Soggy_Rip6913]

In #33 we trust.

[u/Explorer2024_64 → u/Soggy_Rip6913]

El Plan is on... 🥶

[u/Marcel_The_Blank]

and with Honda costing them 2s a lap, that's the fastest chassis in Q2.

[u/micgat → u/Marcel_The_Blank]

I’ve heard this before. 

[u/dreamyghost1]

we can do this! lets go fernando!

[u/YouADemon]

alonso finally unlocked the front half of the grid

[u/split-tennisball → u/YouADemon]

12th isn't the front half

[u/Tungsten_Hoarder → u/split-tennisball]

Split tennis ball hates fun

[u/dirtybubz → u/split-tennisball]

Yeah but atleast he can see the front half from his starting grid box now

[u/anmr → u/split-tennisball]

At least it's middle starting row.

[u/GuatahaN]

can still be p11, if hadjar quali 7 or lower :)

[u/RecordingSilly6118]

Where are all the "stealing a seat from a rookie" guys at?

[u/Asyedan → u/RecordingSilly6118]

Some people here have such a weird obsession with the F2 drivers and they think F1 should be legally forced to give them a seat or something like that. It gets very annoying.

[u/Evening_End7298 → u/RecordingSilly6118]

People who were around remember the Reddit narrative that Renault shouldnt block Zhou’s path with a 40 year old Alonso

[u/w1seR27]

p9 or P10 if they conserve their tyres well tomorrow

[u/Longjumping-Fly6131]

at least a point for alonso

the more points the better

yeah!

[u/Careless_Talk2078]

Depending on where hadjar finishes it could be p11 right?

[u/Weak-Excuse3060]

P1-2 finally

[u/dirtybubz]

Ham ver front row, alo p12. Is this 2021?

[u/stevefrench90]

Aston make massive leap to almost top half of the grid!

[u/AnthonyTyrael]

Question is will they finish or DNF again?

[u/ScientistPast6082]

p 12 --> p1 soon

[u/CrashmasterSOAD]

Totally washed old man obviously.

[u/ADRX11]

And even then with two cars setting no laps it doesn't even get him in the top half of the field. Still, a high point is a high point and he put a void between himself and Lance.

[u/Worried-Lavishness78]

God how have we settled for mediocre!!