Fernando Alonso crashed his Alpine into a wall as qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix was red flagged for a second time.
The session had already been disrupted by a big crash involving Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi, which led to both drivers blaming one-another. While that one was a bizarre mix-up, it was a mechanical issue which took Alonso out of the session through no fault of his own.
The Spaniard was in the middle of what was looking like a very quick hot lap as he lost control of his car. As he tried to negotiate Turn 11, he found himself unable to change gear which meant he lost his line, left the track and, despite his best efforts to avoid it, came to rest in the wall.
