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Alonso reckons Q3 and points 'achievable' for Alpine
Fernando Alonso believes Alpine can put both its cars among the top ten in qualifying and on race day after a positive first day of running at the Red Bull Ring. Alonso clocked in fifth at the end of Friday's afternoon session, but Esteban Ocon was an impressive third in FP2 behind pace setter Max Verstappen and McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo, a performance that bodes well for the remainder of Alpine's weekend in Styria. "Yes, it was a good Friday for us and yes, we were expecting rain. It didn’t happen, so we were able to test our normal programme," commented Alonso. "Happy with the tyres, happy with the car balance – we’re still to fine tune some corners to optimise the...
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