Fernando Alonso's struggles continue in Austria

Fernando Alonso greeted the audience with his helmet on, while Edo Bendinelli stood faithfully by his side, as the Spaniard returned to the pit. Walking. Shortly after, it started to rain heavily in Spielberg. Alonso's image was that of a driver resigned to battling the elements, trapped in a team that, by taking risks, has become chaotic.

Alonso came to a halt on the main straight when he was in fifteenth place, 1.1 seconds behind Sebastian Vettel in his moment as the leader with Ferrari. Another breakdown in the McLaren Honda, which yesterday had the entire engine replaced.

The same had to be done by his teammate Jenson Button. The British driver will receive a 25-place grid penalty after replacing the internal combustion engine, the turbo, the MGU-H, and the MGU-K. Button had many issues on Friday, and this is an attempt to solve them.

Let's remember that Alonso also has a 20-place penalty for a similar incident. Therefore, both drivers will have to serve a minimum of a five-second stop and go during the race.