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Alonso: Qualifying on Mediums a nice luxury to have!

Fernando Alonso's experience is proving to be a telling factor this season, as the Spaniard rediscovers his old form, finishing sixth in qualifying for the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix. The Alpine driver was in fine form in tricky conditions at Istanbul Park, and will start the race from fifth on the grid due to, pole winner, Lewis Hamilton's ten-place engine penalty grid drop. In comparison, Hungarian Grand Prix winner Esteban Ocon in the sister car struggled to match his teammate – failing to make it beyond Q2 – the younger driver nearly a second slower than the veteran. He was also lacking in Q1 by a quarter of a second. Alonso said in the team report: 'It felt good today and I...
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