Alonso hoping for rain on Sunday

Fernando Alonso was a clearly disappointed man when returning to the paddock after being knocked out of the second phase of qualifying at Spa on Saturday. The former double World Champion, who has never won the Belgian Grand Prix, hopes to see a wet track for the race on Sunday.

With a number of big names down the field, Alonso may not be the only driver performing a rain dance on Saturday evening after qualifying in (a perhaps ironic) 13th position. "Today we just weren't competitive enough and we struggled in both Q1 and Q2, where I did my maximum but still missed out," the Spaniard said.

"However, it was an unusual session today as we had big competitors knocked out in Q2; tomorrow this should make for an interesting race and then there is always the weather, which may play a role, so we will not give up and will do our best to fight back tomorrow."

Rookie team-mate Romain Grosjean's run was compromised by yellow flags due to Luca Badoer's Q1 accident; the Frenchman will start alongside the Italian's Ferrari at the back of the grid.


Source: GP Update