Unusual pit stop

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Hungarian Grand Prix 2015

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That was the 30th Grand Prix in Hungary. During the Qualification in session Q2 the ill-famed Honda engine gave up under Fernando Alonso at the pit entrance. The session was stopped by the red flag. I was sitting in the last corner, so I got quite a good view on the situation.

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There was a heavy traffic on the track, so the marshals couldn’t go to him immediately. He got out and started pushing the car back into the pit alone.

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The marshals joined him later.

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Alonso didn’t loose his good mood, he waved to the spectators.

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On the next day Alonso finished the crazy race in the 5th position. Sebastian Vettel won the race, and dedicated the victory to Jules Bianchi, who passed away a few days earlier.

This is my contribution to #sportsphotography at #photocontests by juliank@juliank.

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