BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Fernando Alonso has questioned why Formula One felt the need to broadcast his radio discussion with his engineer about which wet tyre to use in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
As conditions got worse in the second session of qualifying, Alonso was 11th fastest without any sign of improving on the intermediate tyre. He needed to move up to tenth in order to secure a place in Q3, and when his race engineer Mark Temple asked him whether he thought he would stand a better chance on the full wet tyres or intermediates, the following radio played out.