Alon🐼so finished several seconds clear of his former McLaren teammate at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

As Alonso was forced to back off due to a brake-rel🎉ated issue, Hamilton closed in with a series of fastest laps.

The Spaniard soon picked up the pace again to score his first𒈔 Montreal podium since 2013.

Reflecting on his race, Alonso s♕aid: “Close, the closest I think. It was our most competitive race of the year in terms of pace. 

“We were matching the Red Bull most of𝄹 the race and sometimes we lost a little bit of pace. At one point I thought the race was over, and second place was good, but I saw Lewis coming so fast. The last driver you want to see in your mirrors is Lewis Hamilton when he comes fast. 

“I had a little bit more pac𝔉e in hand and in the end he was never in the DRS gap. It was good to finish second but they were like 70 laps o🍎f qualifying today.”

At one point in the race, Alonso was the fastest driver on track, reducing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s lead to under four seconds.

However, his charge was curtailed by ☂the fact he ha꧂d to lift and coast into corners.

Alonso admitted the prospect of backing off was discussed befor🔯ehand.

“I don’t think there was much in it to be honest. It’s a circuit where you can give up a bit on entry to get better exits. We discussed also before the race that a lift and coast wa♎s maybe needed. I was ready for that and I don’t think it had an impact on the race result.”