Even Formula 1 world champions make mistakes – although Fernando Alonso indicated that fluctuations in the headwind at a critical part of the lap at Suzuka could have tipped him into the spin that brought second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix to a halt.
Alonso lost control at the entry to the first Degner turn and spun across the gravel, where the car became beached, requiring the second red-flag period of the session while his AMR25 could be recovered.
