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Alonso stoppage triggers early red flag in Mexico City qualifying

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RacingNews365 reports that Alonso’s stoppage in the stadium section triggered an early red flag with 11 minutes left in Q1.

GPBeat · Newsroom31 Oct 2026, 22:58 · 1 min

Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin stopped in the stadium section with 11 minutes remaining in Q1, bringing out an early red flag in Mexico City qualifying, RacingNews365 reports. His engineer had instructed him to stop on track after Alonso asked whether he could return to the pits.

RacingNews365 said Alonso was already out of qualifying before Q1 ended, despite being expected to reach Q2. Replays showed smoke from the rear of the car earlier in the lap; the outlet suggested a possible Honda power-unit problem but did not confirm the cause. It also reported that Alonso later received a reprimand after failing to refit his steering wheel.

Not verified with the FIA.

Classified as a reported session change. The source separately reports a later reprimand; its explanation of the stoppage remains tentative.

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  1. SOURCEFernando Alonso furious stoppage triggers early qualifying red flagRacingNews365 English

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The source does not confirm the cause of the stoppage; it presents a Honda power-unit problem as a suggestion based on smoke.