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Fernando Alonso reacts to his crash in sprint qualifying at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix.
Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso described his sprint qualifying crash at the Canadian Grand Prix as being like a “passenger” in the incident. The Spaniard hit the barriers at Turn 3 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal after a big lock-up on his final lap of the session. Alonso’s mishap brought out a red flag towards the end of the first part of sprint qualifying. He had been 14th fastest at the time of the crash, managing to get an Aston Martin through to the second part of qualifying for the first time this season. Unfortunately, Alonso was unable to participate in the next stage and will start 16th for Saturday’s sprint race as a result. Lance Stroll, also with Aston Martin, could only qualify 18th, facing challenges in improving his lap time after the red flag interruption in SQ1. Aston Martin, having experienced a tough start to the 2026 season, showed signs of progress, with Alonso currently in 21st place in the driver’s championship and the team in 11th position in the constructors’ standings.
