A Struggle for Alonso
However, despite the promising circumstances, Fernando Alonso found it challenging to bridge the gap to the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari. The car’s performance improvements were modest at best, resulting in a seventh-place finish.
Alonso commented on the team’s efforts, saying, “It was tricky for us the whole day, FP3 we were not competitive and then in qualifying we made some setup changes. The car did improve, but only for P7.”
