Alpine racing director Davide Brivio says Fernando Alonso was quickly up to speed in pre-season testing after two years away from Formula 1, and his motivating impact is being felt within the team. Alonso returns to Enstone — where he won two world championships under Alpine’s previous guise as Renault — following a break from F1 when he took on the World Endurance Championship, Dakar Rally and Indy 500 among other events. While the cars have advanced and changed in that time, Brivio says Alonso was immediately at a good level during the Bahrain test last weekend. “Regarding Fernando, I saw him quite up to the pace, up to speed,” Brivio said. “He had to do some boring...
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