Fernando Alonso expects the battle in F1's midfield to shift between teams this season, but the Spaniard is confident that Alpine will remain "in the mix". Alonso suffered an unlucky return to the fray in Bahrain, where a sandwich bag stuck in a brake duct put paid to his efforts to achieve a top-ten finish. Up until his retirement, the 39-year-old had enjoyed a "fun" race in which he indulged in a few spirited battles. The Alpine charger didn't see the checkered flag on Sunday, but he did get a chance to assess the impressive level of performance of F1's midfield. "I think it's gonna be very, very close in the midfield," he said "[At a] couple of...
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