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Fernando Alonso admitted that he had contemplated aborting his final run during qualifying which secured him third on the grid
Spanish driver Fernando Alonso secured a place on the second row behind the Red Bull duo, despite being 0.488s slower than the pole position time set by Max Verstappen. Alonso admitted to making errors in the first corners of his qualifying lap but pushed through, saying, “It was very good, but not perfect.” He believes he had the potential to bridge the gap to the Red Bull drivers had he not made those mistakes. Alonso anticipates a tough race, expecting to fall back to seventh, eighth, or ninth due to Aston Martin’s performance in race trim. The two-time F1 champion expressed pride in his team’s efforts and determination to improve despite recognizing their current position as the fourth or fifth fastest team. Alonso concluded that the qualifying results provided encouragement for the future.
