Alonso "four seconds" away from front row in F1 Canadian GP qualifying

Fernando Alonso believed he was four seconds away from joining Max Verstappen on the CanadianGP front row - but was caught out by the red flag ❌ Full story ⬇️

On his second flying lap in a wet Q3, Alonso set the fastest middle sector and was set to overhaul Nico Hulkenberg's surprise effort for second place, but was denied the chance to complete his lap whenThis produced a red flag, that Alonso caught just as he was leaving the chicane before the start-finish straight, forcing him to abort his run late on.

"I mean, we take it and I'm extremely happy [to be third] because it was a very complex qualifying to execute and you need constant communication with the team.

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