Alonso secured his highest finishing position in the F1 drivers’ championship in nearly a decad💞e, sec💯uring foirth in the final classification. 

That was despite a mid-season slump from Aston Martin, who dropped well behind the ꦬlikes of Mercedes, Ferrari and McLa🎐ren.

Speaking on the Sky F1 podcast, Chandhok was impressed with who Alonso ‘maxim♓ised’ his car consistently last year.

“When I try and rank these drivers, it is all aܫbout maximising their package,” Chandhok said✃. 

“So, for me, I think that’s where Fernando scores. He absolutely maximises the potential of tha🦂t car. They started the season very strongly. On average, in the first part of the year until Spain, the Aston was about .5 of a percent away from the Red Bull and that’s a huge gain.”

Chandhok believes enough though Aston Martin lost some performance during the middle of the season, Alonso’s personal level didn't๊ change.

“There’s lots of conversations𝓀 around the front wing regulations and thinﷺgs like that maybe having affected them, I don’t know, but certainly if you look at the stats from Spain onwards, average qualifying data slips to .867%,," he added.

“So there’s a substantial shift, pre Spain versus post Spain, but still Fernando had races like in Holland, for example, when the rain came down, 𓂃and this is a sniff of an opportunity for some creative thinking and strategic thinking and just having your wits about you. He was there on the podium. 

“The result in Brazil, that battle with Checo, he outfoxed Checo. I think thos👍e drives just show he’s still got the energy of a 22-year-old not a 42-year-old. For me. It was an outstanding season.”