Alonso has been in fine form throughout F1’s return to Montreal for the first time since 2019 – not finishing outside the top five in any practice session, topping the wet FP3, and then pipping fellow Spaniard Carlos Sainz to second in qualifying after the Ferrari driver’s efforts to ace the final turns in Q3 went awry.
Second in Montreal qualifying leads to Alonso’s best F1 grid spot since he started on pole at the 2012 German GP when he raced for Ferrari, but the two-time F1 world champion is not assuming that it will lead to a podium finish or better in the race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
