Fernando Alonso revealed he tried to take the final corner flat-out on his last qualifying run at the Red Bull Ring.

The McLaren driver said he made the all-or-nothing bid because his lap had already been compromised.

“I went wide because I was two-tenths slower [already],” he said.

“I know the television is a big fan of putting the replays but they should be able to trace the lap time, that I was slower. And I tried something different, being flat out there.”

Alonso damaged his front wing on the kerb at the end of his lap but he believes it will be repaired in time for the race. “For me it’s the first one that do so I guess I have enough.”

His final run in Q2 was his only attempt on ultra-softs in that session. “We had one set less of ultra-softs,” Alonso explained. “We chose to have two yellows [softs].

“We ran one in Q2 and it was not too bad. It felt good and it should be a good help for tomorrow.”

Charles Leclerc’s penalty will promote Alonso to 13th on the grid for tomorrow’s race. However he doesn’t believe the team can reach Q3 at the moment.

“I think it’s impossible for us,” he said. “One car is out of Q1 and last week we were both out of Q1.”

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2018 F1 season