Alonso admits he took an 'uncomfortable' amount of risk to fight for his first F1 pole since 2012 in Monaco GP qualifying. 'I think both laps in Q3 were a little bit over the limit sometimes.'
Fernando Alonso admitted that his Monaco Grand Prix qualifying laps came with an"uncomfortable" amount of risk as he attempted to claim his first Formula 1 pole since 2012.The two-time champion headed a thrilling Q3 session at two points, but was pipped on both occasions byAfter his first flying lap in Q3, Alonso felt that he"drove like an animal" to briefly head the session, but had to dig deeper in his second run in his bid to overturn Verstappen.
"We were increasing the level to an uncomfortable level of risk, let's say," Alonso, who scored his last pole in Germany in 2012, reflected. "We were, I think, eighth quickest in the last sector. So there is something going on there that we need to analyse a little bit. Maybe going Singapore or whatever is the next opportunity [to address] that."
"You never know here - you know anything can happen here, always a couple of incidents, yellow or red flags, so it's important to put a lap on the board and be at the front," he added.
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