F1 driver Alonso worried by bad luck and lack of traction (AFP)

HOCKENHEIM, Germany (AFP) - Two-times drivers world champion Fernando Alonso is concerned about two things after another disappointing outing in Sunday's Greman Grand Prix - his run of bad luck and his car's lack of traction. The Spanish Renault driver did a good job in qualifying, but was unable to sustain his form in the race and fell down the running order after losing most of his key car-to-car battles. Alonso had notable problems pulling away from the hairpin and said afterwards that this weakness is unlikely to be resolved this year with the current car. He said he believed that this meant he had an opportunity now to use up all of his bad luck so that he could have a clear misfortune-free season in 2009. "I hope we use all the bad luck in the remaining races of the season and next year we don't have any," he said. "I... [read full story]