How little was missing. How close Fernando Alonso stayed for have pole in Canada. Yes, he finished sixth, but the truth is that between him and George Russelland Max Verstappen, there were only two tenths. Two tenths in complicated conditions in Montreal. Two tenths that clearly caused a reaction in the two-time Formula 1 world champion.
He couldn’t hide that ‘what a shame’ in his words on ‘DAZN’. She couldn’t help but look that ironic smile which says a lot. That says more even than some words that undoubtedly indicate that Alonso He is happy… but he is also possibly with the regret of having him closer than ever this season.
Because it came from two very complicated classifications. Of two in which she could not even pass Q1. In Imola, out after that accident in Free Practice 3 that weighed to the Aston Martin. In Monaco, the same after encountering up to six cars on his return.
but a winner always wants to win and those two tenths… those two tenths were in Alonso’s head when he got off of the AMR24.
“Two tenths from pole…”
“Happy. Sixth, after those last races in which we left so far behind”, Alonso began.
And then, with that smile so characteristic of Alonso, he knows that he had it in his hand: “Seeing myself two tenths off the pole, and How was the car going in this session…”
“How close we would have been everything being in its place,” reveals Fernando, who also comments that they made certain changes for the time trial.
“We have made quite a few changes from Free Practice 3 to qualifying. Taking some risks in terms of ‘set up’. It has been complicated. It rained, it stopped raining… In one tenth you were left out of Q1, then Q2…”, says Alonso.
