Fernando Alonso: "It was the best weekend of the season"

The best Fernando Alonso is back. The Alpine rider finished in eighth position at the Portuguese Grand Prix after posting a spectacular final comeback. Visibly happy, the Asturian valued his best position so far this season: “We had a great weekend and I am very happy with how everything turned out,” he said on DAZN microphones. Fernando Alonso faced the race in Portimao after a very complicated classification in which he finished in 13th position: «I still don’t understand how we lost a second in yesterday’s time trial. No matter what we did, the past is past. We will have to qualify better in Spain, in Monaco … We had a great weekend and I’m very happy with how everything turned out, “he said. Despite losing positions at the start, Alonso managed to squeeze the improved Alpine to finish in a creditable eighth position. The overtaking of Ricciardo’s McLaren and Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari were reminiscent of the best version of the Spaniard: «It was the best weekend of the season. We have been in a head-to-head with McLaren and a Ferrari, something unthinkable after Bahrain “.” I continue to learn every lap I take “New Grand Prix for Alonso on his return to Formula 1 and a new opportunity to continue adapting to the Alpine:” It has not been easy to adapt and have feelings of being so close to each other. I keep learning with every turn I take. Although it sounds obvious enough, I have not yet automated the buttons. We have a car to be something better than eighth, we could be fifth or sixth. “The next stop will be Barcelona and it remains to be seen if Alpine confirms its improvement and continues with the pace of Portugal:” I have to win to get to Barcelona and it will be my first time there with these cars.The time has been regular for me in the last few races, I have to put the batteries together », concluded Alonso, eighth in the Portuguese Grand Prix.