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VIDEO – Dangerous Turn 6: Alonso Blames Reconfiguration for Crash at 2025 Australian Grand Prix

Carl Harrison by Carl Harrison
March 17, 2025
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VIDEO – Dangerous Turn 6: Alonso Blames Reconfiguration for Crash at 2025 Australian Grand Prix

When it comes to unexpected race incidents, no one anticipated that a seasoned veteran like Fernando Alonso would be caught up in the tumultuous Australian Grand Prix. The unpredictable weather conditions had already put the 2025 F1 rookies to the test, but it was the newly reconfigured Turn 6 at Albert Park that proved to be Alonso’s nemesis. The Aston Martin driver, who found himself wrestling with an unanticipated crash, blamed it on the perilous redesign of this notorious turn.

Turn 6 of Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit has been a subject of numerous modifications over the past few years. Three years ago, the turn was expanded by 7.5 meters on the driver’s right-hand side in an effort to increase speed and promote overtaking on the subsequent straight. However, a shocking crash involving George Russell on this very section of the track in 2024 triggered a reassessment.

Russell, while trying to overtake Alonso’s Aston Martin during the closing stages of the race, ran slightly off track, resulting in a serious collision with the wall. Shockingly, his Mercedes flipped back onto the road. The same weekend, Alex Albon also encountered a major crash into the T6 wall, damaging his chassis to such an extent that Williams was left with a single functioning car.

These accidents led drivers to demand a revamp of the corner layout for the 2025 season opener. But according to Alonso, the changes might have escalated the danger. The modifications included changes to the track and runoff on the driver’s left-hand side, with the addition of a kerb intended to decelerate drivers and an extra half-meter of concrete before the gravel trap.

As the weekend progressed, however, the gravel seemed to inch closer to the kerb. This meant any driver’s error could result in their tires dropping into the rocky patch. Alonso became the fourth driver to retire from the 2025 Australian Grand Prix due to a loss of control at Turn 6, leading to a crash at Turn 7. This incident triggered a safety car, allowing most drivers to switch from intermediate to slick tires.

Post-match, a baffled Alonso, while trying to make sense of the incident, told the media, “I think I was not off track while putting the car on a different racing line than any other lap before. So I found a lot of gravel just there in that moment where I put the rear tire and I lost the car.” He cast a critical eye towards the Turn 6 design, remarking it as problematic because it directed gravel onto the track instead of away from it.

Alonso acknowledged that all drivers faced similar challenges with the gravel at that turn. Yet, he also highlighted that a significant number of the weekend’s incidents were linked to that section of the track. Referencing to T6, he said, “I think we had a lot of damaged cars. We should never have a corner that the gravel goes into the track, because that’s a danger for the drivers, marshals, everyone.”

As we look ahead, Alonso’s comments suggest that Turn 6 might be due for another overhaul. It’s likely many drivers, including Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman, would be in agreement. As the dust settles, it remains to be seen how this critical feedback will be taken into account for future races.

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