Fernando Alonso’s non-televised moment unearthed after a brutal Brazilian Grand Prix

Non-televised footage from the Brazilian Grand Prix showed the moment Fernando Alonso carefully climbed out of the cockpit of his Aston Martin at the end of a grueling race at Interlagos.

Starting ninth after a crash in delayed Sunday morning qualifying, Alonso endured a tough race en route to a distant 14th in Sao Paulo.

Fernando Alonso’s physical troubles are revealed in unseen footage of the Brazilian Grand Prix

With his Aston Martin car struggling with extreme porpoising, Alonso issuing a painful command radio message to his team in the closing laps.

“I will finish the race for mechanics,” said the two-time world champion. “They did a very good job today.

“But my back hurts, man. This bouncing is not normal.”

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Footage filmed by a fan from the pit paddock at Interlagos shows Alonso struggling to get out of his car in the closed park at the end of the race.

In the clip, Alonso is greeted by two Aston Martin mechanics as he slowly rises to a standing position.

Alonso is then seen resting on the halo of his car for about 15 seconds while one of the mechanics pats the veteran on the back to calm him down.

In that moment, Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, who retired after 38 laps after the crash, is seen arriving at the scene after returning from the inside of the circuit.

Sainz pauses for a moment and appears to look concerned for his fellow Spaniard before heading to the weigh-in area.

Alonso then slowly climbs out of his car and is hugged by the mechanic who continues to comfort him before walking away with his head bowed.

Alonso’s physical struggles capped a torrid day for Aston Martin, who were forced back to pre-spec after both drivers crashed out of qualifying and saw Alonso’s team-mate Lance Stroll unable to start with an opening-lap problem.

Speaking to reporters, Alonso described his race as a “nightmare” as he battled a brake problem as well as his other ailments.

And admitted he “probably” would have pulled out of the race if his mechanics hadn’t put in so much work to fix his car after qualifying.

He said: “In the second half of the race there was a lot of bouncing, a lot of jumping. I don’t know why.

“It was a tough race, we were without points. I think under any other circumstances I probably would have stopped.

“But the mechanics did an incredible job before the race to get the car ready for the grid, so I had to finish instead of them. But it was a tough race.

“After this morning we had to go back to a less powerful car package, so it was a bit of a slower race for us.

“Then we had brake problems – I think Lance had brake problems on the opening lap – and I had brake problems after all the restarts where the brake balance was all the way back. It’s like braking with a handbrake.

“So overall it was a nightmare, but we need to improve over the next three (races).”

Alonso’s physical woes come after he missed his media duties on Thursday for the second race in a row, with Aston Martin confirming ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend that the 43-year-old had briefly returned to Europe for specialist treatment for ” intestinal infection”. .”

Alonso said he felt compelled to fight through the pain barrier to pay tribute to the people affected by the floods in the Spanish city of Valencia.

And he described the Brazilian Grand Prix as a “setback” in his recovery from recent physical problems.

He explained: “It was painful, of course.

“The lead up to this race was a lot of preparation on my part, a lot of tests, a lot of work, a lot of physios, doctors to come here to Brazil, so it was a lot of effort from everyone. The same effort as the mechanics (put in) today.

“It was not comfortable in the car, but there are people worse than me.

“Also in Valencia we have such terrible pictures and people fighting, so I had to do a couple of laps for everyone.

“All checks have been carried out. I have been checking everything for the last two or three days. We worked a lot on my condition.

“I think we have a setback after this race, definitely in my body. So within the next four to five days we have to reboot everything.”