{"id":948891,"date":"2026-11-01T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/948891\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:00:11","slug":"fernando-alonso-beyond-frustration-after-engine-issue-in-f1-mexico-gp-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/948891\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernando Alonso &#8216;beyond frustration&#8217; after engine issue in F1 Mexico GP qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/fernando-alonso\/489\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fernando Alonso<\/a> stated that his \u201cfrustration is beyond imagination\u201d after a power unit problem caused an early end to his qualifying for the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/f1\/news\/f1-mexico-gp-quali-report\/10870286\/\" data-custom-text=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Aston Martin driver took 18th with only one flying lap<\/a> as his AMR26 ground to a halt through the stadium section of Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez with 11 minutes left in Q1.<\/p>\n<p>It was a gut-wrenching moment for the two-time champion who was fastest of 11 drivers at the time, before eventually dropping into the elimination zone and 0.387s off Q2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuge problems with temperatures for everybody,\u201d said Alonso. \u201cSo, when you start at the back, there is no way you can follow cars closely or something like that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is not much we can do. I think we lost a big opportunity. So, yeah, frustration is beyond imagination. But this is the story of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fernando-alonso-aston-martin-r.jpg\" alt=\"Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing<\/p>\n<p class=\"photographer\">Photo by: James Sutton \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Alonso was therefore denied a third progression to Q2 in five rounds having enjoyed an upturn in form since Aston Martin\u2019s upgrades for Budapest and Zandvoort either side of the summer break.<\/p>\n<p>So when asked whether even Q3 could have been possible in Mexico, Alonso, whose team-mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/lance-stroll\/20950\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lance Stroll<\/a> qualified 20th, said: \u201cProbably difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were P12, P13, P11, so we were in the window. If we put a good lap, maybe it was possible, but I think that was probably too optimistic. 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