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Alonso happy with 'fun and productive' last two laps in Baku

Fernando Alonso was the driver who gained the most positions in the final two laps of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Alpine charger jumping from P10 to P6 during the brief but frantic epilogue and securing his best result since his F1 comeback. Alonso qualified P8 but was 10th when the race was red flagged just three laps from its completion following Max Verstappen's crash on Baku's main straight. After the second start, the Spaniard automatically gained a spot thanks to Lewis Hamilton's mistake at Turn 1, and then fought with the bit between his teeth to overhaul Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz and Yuki Tsunoda! "Two laps from the end I was tenth, it was a very productive last two...
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