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Alonso told King of Spain he has ‘no engine’

Alonso told King of Spain he has ‘no engine' Fernando Alonso admitted his feelings about his Honda engine to the former King Carlos of Spain. It was one year ago when 77-year-old Juan Carlos spilled the beans on fellow Spaniard Alonso's then-unknown future, revealing that he is heading to McLaren-Honda for 2015. Now with Alonso firmly at struggling McLaren, as Carlos attended the Mexican grand prix, it appears the pair had another confidential conversation. 'He told me that he has no engine and he can't do anything,' the former King told the Spanish broadcaster Movistar. It seems Alonso may have been referring to a terminal engine problem that had been discovered aboard his car...
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