3 Times Fernando Alonso Proved He Is The King Of F1 Race Starts In 2016
Fernando Alonso has always been good at Formula 1 race starts. We’ve known that for quite some time.
But the fact that he continues to boss them despite F1 changing the rules regarding starts this year and putting more control in the drivers’ hands makes it even more impressive.
The McLaren driver may not have the quickest car on the grid, but more often than not he’s the fastest driver away from the lights and has made up a ridiculous amount of places over the first laps of the 2016 races.
This was evident at the Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend, where he went from 22nd to 12th in the space of half a lap or so.
In Monza he showed off his insane reactions with a stunning near miss and dab of opposite lock while avoiding a Williams.
There was also his crazy first lap in Russia, where his reaction to the lights was registered at 0.08 seconds. That is a mad figure.
Alonso, we bow down to you and your perfect F1 starts. Keep it up!
Via WTF1
Comments
He dropped the clutch faster than he can blink. Surely, we’d see smoke pouring out of his helmet if we looked hard enough.
What do you expect, Vtec is doing the job
HELL YEAH HE IS!!
He’s been driving really well this year. After a frustrating year, it’s good to see him pushing hard and battling for points fairly consistently now
Fernando Alonso is OP on the starts
Yes, he needs a better car and show the rest of the best.
Goddamn Star Sports India doesn’t let me watch this video
He’s a great driver, and I don’t blame him… It’s just the crappy car that’s ruining it all
spain and italy 2011?
The reaction time should be classified as a false start. Fastest human reaction is 0.101 seconds. They disqualify you in the 100m sprint if its anything faster than 0.100 seconds.