Double🐈 Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso has hit trouble early on during his Dakar Rally debut after pi✤cking up damage to his car.

The S𝓀paniard and Toyota co-driver Marc Coma came to a stop around 100 miles into the second stage of the Saudi Arabia-based rally,🅘 which takes place between Al Wajh to Neom.

Alonso’s Toyota Hilux suffered significan꧋t damage to one of its wheels and suspension after hitting a yet-to-be-determined object. The pair subsequently got out of their car to carry out repair work, which has set them back over two and a half hours.

Alonso and Coma are attempting to fix the damage with the spare parts they are carrying inside 🍨their car, rather than waiting for the assistance truck, which would cost them⛄ even more time.

It acts as the first major setback to Alonso’s hopes of becoming the fi🍃rst F1 world champion to win the Dakar Rally.

The 38-year-old finished 11th on the opening stage of the event on Sunday, completin♓g the near 200-mile route from Jeddah to Al Wajh over 15🤪 minutes down on surprise winner Vaidotas Zala.

Zala led🐽 home a Mini 1-2-3 on the first stage, two minutes and 14 seconds clear of teammates Stephane🐟 Peterhansel and Carlos Sainz Sr, father of McLaren F1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr.

Alonso finished behind thℱe leading Toyota of defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah in his first ever rally stage but did outpace fellow teammate Giniel de Villiers.

Alonso and Coma had set the third fastest&nb⛄sp;time at the first reference point of the second stage and were fourth at the🥂 second prior to the incident.