Fernando Alonso says he needs to better understand Alpine's A521, admitting that his confidence level in his car is not where it needs to be. The Spaniard's qualifying session came to a disappointing end in Q2 while Esteban Ocon made it to the final top-the shootout, the Frenchman becoming the first teammate to outqualify Alonso since Stoffel Vandoorne in Malaysia in 2017 with McLaren. Alonso admitted to being disappointed to conclude his day P15 after qualifying among the top ten last month in Bahrain. But the two-time world champion candidly acknowledged that he felt responsible for the under-performance. “I was not fast,” he said. “The car felt good, balance was good, and every...
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