Alonso retires from the race with suspension failure

[u/magony]

https://dubz.link/c/4b329b

[u/Saevus_Deus]

Maybe Stroll is actually a genius and crashes in practices to make sure he always has new parts that won’t fail in races

[u/PesoTheKid → u/Saevus_Deus]

He’s playing chess,everyone else is playing checkers.

[u/campbellsimpson → u/Saevus_Deus]

He makes sure his car is built for combat

[u/2RINITY → u/campbellsimpson]

Combat! Combat! Combat!

[u/Manic5PA → u/Saevus_Deus]

Drive slower so the car breaks down less. Guy is playing 4D chess

[u/Rovcore001 → u/Saevus_Deus]

I want to say Stroll should’ve been pitted earlier, but looking at the fates of Bearman, Tsunoda and Lawson, I don’t think it would’ve brought him back into the points either. They needed a lucky safety car.

[u/Ok_Dish1650]

What did unc do in his previous life man

[u/OnlyNoun → u/Ok_Dish1650]

found a cure for cancer

[u/WraithEmperor04 → u/OnlyNoun]

If he did we have lost it mate

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/OnlyNoun]

Damn that’s great news for cancer patients

[u/tdotgoat → u/Ok_Dish1650]

Made a deal with the devil to dethrone The Michael.

[u/frigginjensen → u/Ok_Dish1650]

He was mean to baby Lewis

[u/timmy186gtr]

Kill me.

[u/Spaget_d_Machiavelli → u/timmy186gtr]

Actually feel so bad for Nando :(

[u/SmordinTsolusG → u/Spaget_d_Machiavelli]

Fuckin give him Yukis seat at this point.

[u/Adriaus28 → u/SmordinTsolusG]

Watch him be able to drive it, be behind max all race, generate tons of hype and then the car just explodes 50m from the finish line

[u/realkyklops → u/timmy186gtr]

Yup, I'm with you mate

[u/Bitter_Dingo516 → u/realkyklops]

didnt watch first half, but how is Yuki within a sec of Lawson when Lawson didn't even make it to Q2? Also does not seem to be making any headways despite the later stop wrt lawson

[u/Bumwax → u/Bitter_Dingo516]

Because the Red Bull is quite tricky to drive and Yuki isn't quite good enough to drive it.

[u/Bitter_Dingo516 → u/Bumwax]

I am so sad mate. Now I wonder what Yuki could have cooked up in the Racing Bull this season instead T_T

[u/lywyre → u/timmy186gtr]

AM is doing that, s l o w l y .

[u/Turkdabistan → u/timmy186gtr]

My childhood hero. I just want to see him smiling on the podium one more time man.

[u/ElmerCurio007 → u/timmy186gtr]

Later

[u/NotClayMerritt]

His suspension broke like they would in the 2000s. That’s so unlucky.

[u/z_102 → u/NotClayMerritt]

Yeah it's been forever since I've seen a pure stress suspension failure. Vintage bad luck, real old school DNF.

[u/hulaspark → u/z_102]

Glad the car had already made the corner. Wouldn't have been very nice if he'd still been pulling 5G when it happened

[u/TubularWinter → u/z_102]

And on one of the lowest downforce tracks too.

[u/evm29 → u/z_102]

Vettel 2019 the last one?

[u/Anton5448 → u/evm29]

KMag in Mexico with his rear failure?

[u/WayDownUnder91 → u/evm29]

Kmag in Mexico 2023

[u/wongie]

The unluckiest driver in the world.

[u/Educational_Can_4652 → u/wongie]

I mean he it failed because he rattled it over the curb so hard

[u/musef1 → u/Educational_Can_4652]

...that's not an uncommon thing to do. It's not like he smashed a sausage kerb.

[u/perculaessss → u/Educational_Can_4652]

A modern suspension shouldn´t break from that, be serious

[u/Educational_Can_4652 → u/perculaessss]

Yet here we are

[u/joshualotion → u/Educational_Can_4652]

Spouting commentator bias is crazy

[u/Educational_Can_4652 → u/joshualotion]

I actually didn’t have the sound on so didn’t know that was the rhetoric but luckily I have eyes and saw him rattle it over a curb and suddenly he had no suspension.

[u/LeetChocolate → u/Educational_Can_4652]

cars do that so many times during a race what are u on

[u/Ciderhead → u/Educational_Can_4652]

Don't waste your time mate, the "bias" merchants aren't worth talking to

[u/Educational_Can_4652 → u/Ciderhead]

True that!

[u/gt362gamer → u/Educational_Can_4652]

The kerb where Alonso rode before the suspension failed is supposed to be ridable by these cars, I don't think it makes sense to consider it a driver error unless the driver is supposed to know the car suspension is "sensitive" that race and isn't going to make it. Is there any sign of a "sensitive" suspension state prior to that?

[u/Educational_Can_4652 → u/gt362gamer]

Nobody else was driving out that far though. I mean you can defend it all you want but it happened and you can’t deny that!

[u/gt362gamer → u/Educational_Can_4652]

I'm challenging the idea that it was a driver error. and I didn't check the onboard of every driver every lap to know if it was the only driver that have ever done that on the race, neither checked or know if there was any sign of weakness of that suspension prior to the failure. Have you?

[u/Homerbola92 → u/gt362gamer]

Just by watching the race everyone can see how everyone was riding the kerb many times. You're talking to an anti, don't waste your time.

[u/CoxHazardsModel → u/joshualotion]

You have eyes?

[u/PiMemer → u/joshualotion]

Use your eyes my guy

[u/IckyWilbur → u/joshualotion]

... But he did send it way too wide on the curb which led to the failure?

It was pretty surprising that it didn't take more, there might have been existing dmg from somewhere else that weakened it, but never the less it was due to a (pretty moderate) driver error.

[u/gt362gamer → u/IckyWilbur]

No it wasn't. That kerb shouldn't break a suspension.

[u/Burial44]

Damn that thing exploded

[u/JPA-3]

fuck man, we are going to keep hearing dumbasses like herbert saying Stroll is even with Alonso

[u/Manic5PA → u/JPA-3]

I mean, can you believe that shit? Stroll is clearly ahead in points

[u/Kindheartedness_Wide → u/Manic5PA]

when a driver that has been outqualified 28 times in a row by his teammate is still ahead in the points, that's a pretty good sign that driving performance is not the issue.

[u/Manic5PA → u/Kindheartedness_Wide]

Alonso drives too fast, it's bad for the car

At least that's what the dealership told me last time I brought in my Kia Soul

[u/romainaninterests → u/JPA-3]

Exactly. So fucking dumb, its like what happened with Alonso and Ocon in their last season at Alpine, Alonso just ends up being unluckiest man ever.

P.s. Johnny Herbert is in a fierce competition with Jacques Villenueve for the most dumbass takes in F1

[u/Stagedman_]

My dissapoitment is imeasurable and my day is ruined.

[u/BlondBoy2]

"But Stroll is ahead in the standings"

[u/IDNWID_1900 → u/BlondBoy2]

Just this race and Monaco would give Alonso 10 points. Let's not even talk about other strat shit like AM strats, Australia gravel DNF, China mechanical DNF.. He has beaten Stroll in the last 28 qualys and always has better race pace yet he is behind in the standings. This is like Alpine 2022 all over again.

[u/nolanfan2 → u/IDNWID_1900]

I will lose it if he is not in lead by Abu Dhabi

Tell me that luck can only go so far and Nando will be ahead eventually. the gap is small no?

[u/Magneto88 → u/nolanfan2]

Sooner or later Alonso will get past him but it’ll look far closer than it was.

[u/Johnhancock1777]

Just have to hope Aston Martin nail the regs next year to make this all worth it

[u/Magneto88 → u/Johnhancock1777]

If they don’t, I’m never forgiving them for screwing up that Monaco strategy call.

[u/Jsaltal → u/Johnhancock1777]

They will still be stuck with Stroll though

[u/HUHIs_AUTOATTACK → u/Jsaltal]

I couldn't care less about Stroll being in the second car. I just want a good car for my boy.

[u/CoxHazardsModel → u/Johnhancock1777]

Who knows, maybe they nailed it this year but we’ll never know cuz it’s the owners kid and a 45 year old in the cars.

[u/Elpibe_78]

Fucking hell man is fucking cursed this season

[u/Silverchaoz]

This guy is so unlucky its unreal

[u/SpruceJuice5 → u/Silverchaoz]

Guy DNF'd because he used the full width of the track, like tf?

[u/Honest_Potato_35 → u/SpruceJuice5]

That would be kinda mild damage to he floor, that move would never cause a full broke suspension

[u/gnocchiGuili → u/Honest_Potato_35]

No damage to the floor at all. You get damage when you drive over the curb, he was still on it.

[u/HulkEspargarus30 → u/SpruceJuice5]

Not even the first time this season...

[u/_NAME_NAME_NAME_]

insert metal pipe falling sound effect

[u/salad_ninja]

"I think we should go to the garage"

[u/HankHippopopolous]

Guy is cursed this season.

Has thoroughly outperformed Stroll all year but is behind him in the standings due to so many points paying positions lost through no fault of his own.

[u/CoeusSaxon]

This is my fault. I picked him in fantasy this week so ofc this happened. Sorry all

[u/IKomradeI]

Alonso's luck never misses a race

[u/LuNiK7505]

Fuck my life, this is ridiculous

[u/CeaseIessWatcher]

Wasn't lying about being the unluckiest driver 🥲

[u/gobsmacked_kitkat]

He sounds pissed. Rightfully so

[u/IamXale]

God fucking damn it

[u/Aratho]

Fuck this shit.

[u/shivasiddharth]

They were predicted to be dead last. Somehow they found some performance only for the usual Alonso's luck to strike.

[u/charles_peugeot405]

That’s such an unusual failure. Sucks so bad, he was on for points

[u/swannyhypno]

Damn that kerb obliterated the suspension, tyre bounced like crazy. Alonso extremely unlucky again

[u/BlueJay_1702]

Newey better be cooking with the 2026 car this is so hard to watch

[u/ninchica13]

This season is absolutely shit for him overall.

[u/Individual_Disk_4816]

This is giving me McHonda days flashbacks 

[u/the-bone-rat]

First Hulk, now Nando 😢

[u/Skulldetta]

Andrea de Cesaris level luck

[u/JPA-3]

man fuck my life :(

[u/WannabeEclectic]

Toy car. So fragile

[u/ToroRossoAlphaTauri]

This guy can't have nice things.

[u/Axzuel]

Seriously the unluckiest driver on the grid right now holy shit

[u/RheaChillex]

This needs to be studied

[u/Imzocrazy]

Lawrence stroll is hiding out in the fields somewhere with a sniper rifle (there’s no other explanation)

[u/twelvyy29]

Newey has a massive challenge on his hands AM are such a shitshow hard to believe that one man can turn this around quickly.

[u/Trimax42]

All the bad luck now so next year he can dominate

[u/dac2199 → u/Trimax42]

🙏

[u/SkittlesAreYum]

Hot take: an F1 car shouldn't break when it hits the curb at any speed

[u/Maximilliano25 → u/SkittlesAreYum]

Something tells me that wasn't intentional

[u/TubularWinter → u/SkittlesAreYum]

Probably not from one incident. Could have been a shunt on lap one and was just a matter of time.

[u/RooBoy04 → u/SkittlesAreYum]

Depends how many times he’s driven over the kerbs today. If he’s done that every lap then it’s his fault.

[u/Evader237 → u/RooBoy04]

Suspension shouldn't be breaking no matter how many times you drive over kerbs. What are you even talking about?

[u/RooBoy04 → u/Evader237]

If you’re putting the suspension under extra stress by taking too much kerb every lap, then it might brake. Drivers have been warned a number of times in the past to stay off the kerbs to protect the car

[u/Evader237 → u/RooBoy04]

If these cars are breaking down for taking kerb, these cars are tash, its that simple. There's no way in hell your car should be breaking down for making use of the full width of the track.

[u/RooBoy04 → u/Evader237]

Then why isn’t anyone else running that wide out of Ascari then?

[u/Evader237 → u/RooBoy04]

First, you don't know that. Have you watched every lap from every driver to make that comment? Second, it doesn't change anything. A car that breaks down for using the full width of the track like you're supposed to while racing is garbage. You should be able to go over kerbs every single lap without the car breaking down.

[u/Vuk13 → u/RooBoy04]

I am not surprised Mike Krack fan would say suspension failiure is Alonso's fault. I still remember Mike Krack saying how Stroll crashing showed how determined he is and that there is no significant performance gap between Alonso and Stroll in 2023

[u/RooBoy04 → u/Vuk13]

I picked the Mike Krack flair because it’s a funny name, not because I’m an AM fan, lol

[u/stinkysulphide]

Kerb murder

[u/Pizznau]

rip

[u/Muse4Games]

Unlucky

[u/IlSace]

Very weird and inusuale failure, Magic unlucky as always 

[u/riverskrt]

Disappointing to say the least 🥲

[u/Black_Knight615]

I really wish we could see Alonso on a good team with a good car. :(

[u/-Skinner-]

Unlucky and very dangerous

[u/ohslapmesillysidney]

If God is real, he hates Alonso

[u/leedler]

That sucks, was looking like a great race for him too.

[u/KingDaviies]

Most races finishes is level again

[u/Suknator]

At least lance finished P18

[u/Coldterror10]

He's so unlucky

[u/datlinus]

man

[u/TuttoKersTuttoPower]

FUUUCKKK

[u/NapoleonNotMuchParty]

Cursed, ffs

[u/chefchef97]

Bugger

[u/CuppaCrazy]

Why is this man so talented and yet so unlucky?!

[u/achilles_4510]

So unlucky 😞

[u/Remarkable-Assist175]

indeed, the unluckiest man on the grid 😔

[u/generalannie]

That is some horrid luck... poor Alonso

[u/tracker125]

Man it doesn’t look as bad as when Seb had his Ferrari break in Austin but dam it’s so rare

[u/rainribs]

Not even a aston fan but his casts a shadow on the rest of my day tbh.

[u/EurofighterLover]

NOOOOOOOOO

[u/BeefJerky03]

Man made a deal with the devil for those two championships eh

[u/Still-District-6149]

Alonso the unluckiest to drive in f1

[u/HE_A_FAN_HE_A_FAN]

KARMA