French Grand Prix – McLaren's Fernando Alonso says his attempts to respect track limits backfired as no penalties were issued to the drivers who cut the track on Lap 1. Alonso, who arrived at Paul Ricard on a high after claiming his first Le Mans 24 Hours victory at his first time of asking the previous weekend, came back down to earth with a bump as McLaren struggled their way through the French GP weekend. Both he and teammate Stoffel Vandoorne were eliminated in the first part of qualifying with a fundamental lack of single lap pace, with Alonso consigned to starting the race from P16. On the first lap, Alonso had to take avoiding action as two accidents took place in front of...
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