Fernando Alonso says he produced one of his best performances in the Japanese Grand Prix but believes it is likely to be overlooked.
“I think it was one of my best races or my best weekends,” Alonso told Sky. “I think it was very complete and very strong, very solid.
“Since free practice, to the race, maybe the best of the last year or maybe even top five of my career. But this is going to be completely anonymous.”
The Aston Martin driver finished sixth after starting fifth. His team mate Lance Stroll could only manage 12th from 16th on the grid.
But Alonso believes “everyone will forget by tomorrow this weekend that we had.”
“I felt connected with the car. I think P5 yesterday is completely out of position and P6 today is completely out of position.
“We are definitely slower than Red Bull and Ferrari, they are maybe in another league at the moment. But I think McLaren and Mercedes, they are faster than us. Mercedes did experiment a little bit with a hard starting tyre today and a little bit of a bold strategy. But thanks to that, we capitalised on the position.”
Alonso is out of contract at the end of this year. He has previously said he will wait until later in the season before deciding whether he wants to continue racing in F1. But the two-times world champion indicated he is dissatisfied with Aston Martin’s current level of performance.
“I have a lot of fun, which is great to keep on racing,” he said. “[But] I had one of my best weekends ever, I think, driving, and I’m 44 seconds behind the leader. It doesn’t feel attractive in the same time, so let’s see.”
He may have an opportunity to join Mercedes next year as the team seeks a replacement for Lewis Hamilton. However Alonso pointed out: “Mercedes is behind us. So it doesn’t feel that attractive.”
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