“We Want to Be Much Higher…” – Fernando Alonso Provides Exciting Updates on Alpine Challenger

The first two races of the 2022 season have provided nail-biting finishes. Charles Leclerc leads the way, followed by his teammate Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen. While the battle between Ferrari and Red Bull takes the headlines, Alpine will hope to come out on top among the midfield contenders. They sit in 4th after two races and are getting the best out of their car.

Fernando Alonso finished 9th in the Bahrain Grand Prix, followed by a DNF in Saudi Arabia. The car is certainly showing a lot of potential amid concerns over reliability during pre-season. Alonso is currently in 13th place after two races with 2 points to his name. However, the driver’s standings do not reveal the entire picture after his race in Jeddah was marred by an unfortunate retirement.

The Spaniard revealed his thoughts on the return of the Australian Grand Prix, his performance in Saudi Arabia and his battles with teammate, Esteban Ocon.

Fernando Alonso is expecting more from Alpine

The two time World Champion returned to Formula 1 last year with his former team Renault. Now known as Alpine, they suffered issues with reliability in testing, but have endured a strong start to the season. However, Alonso is expecting better results and is uplifted by the upgrades planned in the upcoming races.

Alonso said, “We want to be much higher in the standings after the first two races. Our car has been good and the performance has also been good on the weekends. The whole team works hard to make sure we continue to develop and we have some development elements planned for the first part of the season.” (quotes translated using Google Translate)

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Despite being exciting, his battle with Esteban Ocon in the early laps of the Saudi Arabian GP raised some eyebrows. Many felt Alpine were taking a risk in letting them race. Nevertheless, the Spaniard stated he enjoyed his battle with Ocon.

“We had a fair and exciting competition in Saudi Arabia and also in Bahrain. We have a lot of respect for each other and the team also recognizes this. We competed and got closer at some point, but everything was under control and in the end we are drivers,” he recollected.

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Alpine and Alonso have got off to a good start. They are leading the midfield pack and will hope to carry their momentum to Australia. Can Alpine finish win the midfield battle? Leave your thoughts in the comments.