Fernando Alonso reckons he was four seconds away from joining Max Verstappen on the front row for the CanadianGP before F1's race directors red-flagged the qualifying session. ⬇️
On his second flying lap in a wet Q3, Alonso set the fastest middle sector and was set to overhaul Nico Hulkenberg's surprise effort for second place,This produced a red flag, that Alonso caught just as he was leaving the chicane before the start-finish straight, forcing him to abort his run late on.
"I mean, we take it and I'm extremely happy [to be third] because it was a very complex qualifying to execute and you need constant communication with the team.
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