Australian GP: Unlucky Alonso eyed pole position before crash
Fernando Alonso said he was in the hunt for pole position at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday before a hydraulics failure saw him crash his Alpine in the final phase of qualifying. Spaniard Alonso was showing impressive pace before the problem shut his car down and had him plough into a wall before he could complete his lap at Albert Park. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc ended up taking pole ahead of the Red Bull cars, while Alonso's misfortune will see him start 10th on the grid on Sunday.


