Fernando Alonso was initially scheduled to run on the opening day of the second and final in-season test currently held in Austria. But his scary first-lap crash with former Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen last Sunday led McLaren-Honda to change its test plans and swap its driver line-up. Although the Spaniard was spotted all smiles in the pit lane, we may wonder how long Alonso’s enthusiasm will last if things don't improve quickly for the renewed Woking/Sakura alliance.

Julien Billiotte

Recent Posts

Austrian GP: Saturday's action in pictures

F1 fans near and far were treated to a thrilling qualifying at the Austrian GP,…

7 hours ago

Hamilton hopes Ferrari can ambush Russell into Turn 1 in Austria

Lewis Hamilton believes that Ferrari’s best chance of disrupting Mercedes in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix…

7 hours ago

Russell: ‘Unbelievable’ Austrian GP pole lap came out of nowhere

George Russell was not about to let a cloud of controversy hang over his Austrian…

8 hours ago

Verstappen says final flyer good enough for P3 before Turn 9 crash

Max Verstappen was left staring at what might have been after a dramatic final qualifying…

9 hours ago

Austria GP: Russell stuns Ferrari with last gasp pole amid yellow flags

George Russell will start the Austrian Grand Prix from pole position after surviving a post-session…

9 hours ago

Austrian Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Full results from qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg, round 8 of the…

10 hours ago