In the round-up: Fernando Alonso says it’s unlikely Alpine will be able to make up the gap to Ferrari in 2022.
In brief
“Difficult” for Alpine to catch Ferrari in 2022 – AlonsoFernando Alonso says Alpine may have the potential to find a “huge step” on their car this season, but admits it’s unlikely the team will be able to make up the gap to Ferrari out front.
Alonso believed he was in genuine contention for a possible podium position in Australia last weekend, before crashing in Q3 after a hydraulics problem, eventually finishing out of the points in 17th.
“To match the Ferrari pace, I think it’s going to be difficult because obviously, we are eight-tenths, or one second behind at the moment, looking at the first two races in qualifying performance,” said Alonso.
“To close that gap, it will be a little bit too optimistic – but let’s see. We need to keep working, and it’s so early days on these cars, that you may find something much bigger than what you…