“Yeah, the car was not working and I could not shift gears at one point,” Alonso told select media, including Motorsport Week.

“I had the dash off, so I could not communicate with the team either.

“And yeah, in the last corner, the wheel was off, so yeah, we realised that maybe the steering column or the wheel or something had a problem.

“The mechanics quickly changed the parts and everything was fine.

“So yeah, a moment there, but yeah, thanks to everyone in the garage to fix it quite fast.”