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Alonso: Rivals think we're on slow-down laps

– Fernando Alonso believes McLaren-Honda's speed deficit is so pronounced that his rivals think he is on a slow lap when he is actually on a quick effort.McLaren-Honda has struggled for straight-line speed during another troubled campaign, hindered by a lack of performance and reliability, with Alonso taking a 40-place grid penalty in Azerbaijan.Alonso got caught up with Daniel Ricciardo during Q1 at the Baku City Circuit, the Australian moving ahead as Alonso began a hot lap in his MCL32.Alonso re-passed Ricciardo through Turn 2, delaying both, before he set a time quick enough for only 16th overall, effectively meaningless due to his substantial grid penalty."At the start of...
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