Next 2 months are crucial: Spanish F1 driver Alonso
Manama, April 6: Spanish F1 driver Fernando Alonso (McLaren) has said at a press conference before the Bahrain Grand Prix at Yas Marina that the next two months are crucial for his team's aspirations in the Formula One World Championship.
Just a few days before the second Grand Prix of the year, Alonso on Thursday indicated that "the next two months are crucial," hoping that the team would be able to improve his car and keep putting in more performance, reports Efe.
"If it's not a world championship fight, it will hopefully be some podium positions during the year or it can be regular top six or top five positions," said the Spaniard.
Fernando came in fifth in the the opening round of the season at the Australian Grand Prix attributing it to the "the Virtual Safety Car" and the two Haas retirements of drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen.
The two-time F1 world champion hopes that McLaren's performance will improve "in the coming weeks, in the next four or five or six Grands Prix."
"Over the winter we had some ups and downs in testing and then in Australia it was the same thing ... It was a good race, a lucky race," he said. "There is still for us a lot to improve if we want to catch up to the top three teams, but I think we have the potential there and hopefully we can unlock some performance in the next races."
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CM Siddaramaiah announces compensation for kin of sub-inspectors killed in accident
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced compensation for the families of three police personnel killed in a road accident in Chitradurga district, terming the incident “extremely tragic”.
The Chief Minister said an ex gratia of Rs five lakh each would be provided to the families of the deceased Reserve Sub-Inspectors, while Rs two lakh each would be given to those injured in the accident.
“An amount of Rs 5 lakh each will be provided as compensation to the families of the three Reserve Sub Inspectors who lost their lives in the horrific accident that occurred near Heggere Gate in Challakere taluk of Chitradurga district on Sunday, and Rs 2 lakh each to those injured. This is an extremely tragic incident. I pray that the departed souls find peace and that their families find the strength to bear this sorrow,” Siddaramaiah said in a post on X.
According to police, three sub-inspectors—Amaresh, Manjunath and Sachin—were killed and two others seriously injured after their car rammed into a lorry on the Bengaluru–Ballari highway on Sunday morning.
The accident occurred near Prakash Sponge Iron Company when the car, carrying five sub-inspectors travelling from Bengaluru to Ballari, crashed into a lorry moving ahead. As an impact, the vehicle was dragged for nearly 300 metres, officials said.
The injured, identified as Lakshman and Eshwar, were initially admitted to the Challakere Government Hospital before being shifted to a private hospital in Chitradurga and later referred to Davanagere for further treatment.
