Fernando Alonso has claimed car problems in back-to-back races; Honda can't find any. In Baku, he retired after 20 laps, saying he lost 1.5 seconds per straight with an engine failure. Honda checked the telemetry and tore down the unit — nothing wrong. In Singapore, Alonso diagnosed a broken turbo before qualifying. The team fitted fresh components and started from the pitlane. Honda again found nothing.
The manufacturer calls Alonso "the best sensor," pointing to his legendary feel. But when a two-time champion contradicts the data this often, the other explanation emerges: he's pulling the ripcord on hopeless weekends. Aston's car hemorrhages time late in laps through MGU-K energy mismanagement, and races against backmarkers like Bottas's Cadillac have left Alonso audibly seething.
Whether the problems are real or convenient, Alonso's patience appears gone. His contract extension, signed weeks ago, may prove the longest remainder of his career.
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