“Has it been fourth?”. This was the reaction of max verstappen upon learning of the position in which Fernando Alonso had ended up in Azerbaijan. He gained two positions (he started sixth at the start), overtaking Lewis Hamilton and overtaking on the track Carlos Sainz with spectacular overtaking.
And Formula 1 values it. The experts who carry out the ranking after each race gave the Spaniard a score of 8.8, placing him third behind Checo Perez and of Charles Leclerc.
“It may have been the first time he has come down from the podium this season, but Alonso will see it as a job well done after the problems he had this weekend with the DRS. He qualified sixth for the Grand Prix, and was only eighth in the Sprint Shootout, but in the race He was the most calculating of all…“, say the experts of the ‘Great Circus’.
And they sentence: “He finished sixth in the sprint, before going up to fourth place in the Grand Prix, leaving us one of the best moments of the weekend with his overtaking Carlos Sainz. He couldn’t chase Leclerc for third, but it was still a great performance from the Spaniard.”
But there is more. Because in the general classification… Alonso is the leader! He has overtaken Verstappen with a score of 8.9. The Dutchman is second with 8.7 and Pérez, third with 8.6.
Alonso keeps looking victory number 33. In Baku she missed out on the podium for the first time. But now comes Miami, a circuit that should be beneficial for the characteristics of the Aston Martin. Will this be the scenario to be able to fight against the two Red Bulls?
