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Alonso says half his Aston Martin floor was missing after Albon clash

Archive photograph: Fernando Alonso · 2017-11-21Archive photo · 2017-11-21 · United Autosports · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alonso said half the floor was missing after the opening-lap collision and estimated the damage cost at least half a second per lap. He believed a points finish might have been possible without it.

GPBeat · Newsroom28 Oct 2026, 21:47 · 1 min

Fernando Alonso said the opening-lap collision with Alex Albon left half the floor missing from his Aston Martin. He estimated the damage was costing him at least half a second per lap in the United States Grand Prix.

Alonso started 12th after a positive qualifying session. He said he saw the damage in parc fermé after the race and described the car as destroyed. He thought Albon had hit him at Turn 11.

Despite the damage, Alonso said he was running 12th. With the car intact, he believed a ninth- or 10th-place finish and points on merit were possible.

Aston Martin had scored seven points in 2026; its most recent top-10 finish came at the Bahrain Grand Prix earlier in October.

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