Fernando Alonso "optimistic" Aston Martin has fixed cockpit issue for Monaco GP
The world championship began 76 years ago, so it's rare indeed for a new reason for a car's retirement to enter the record books. But a withdrawal for back pain induced by seating position – Fernando Alonso's reason for parking his AMR26 in the garage after 23 laps of the Canadian Grand Prix two weeks ago – is more unusual than you might imagine, given the cramped confines of a Formula 1 car's ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/fernando-alonso-optimistic-aston-martin-has-fixed-cockpit-issue-for-monaco-gp/10826726/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>