Alonso finished several seconds clear of his꧒ former McLaren teammate at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

As Alonso was forced to back off due to🍸 a brake-🦂related issue, Hamilton closed in with a series of fastest laps.

The Spaniard so𝓀on picked up the pace again to score his first Montreal podium since 2013.

Reflecting on his race, Alonso said: “Close, the closest I think. It w꧃as 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 littl♑e bit of pace. At one point I thought the race was over, and second place was good, but I saw Lew🐬is 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 pace in hand and in the end he was never in the DRS gap. It was good to finish second but t🙈hey were like 70 laps of qualifying toꦺday.”

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 had to lift and c�ಞ�oast into corners.

Alonso admitted the prospect of backing off was discusse🍃d beforehand.

“I don’t think there was much in𒁏 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 was maybe needed. I was ready for that and I don’t think it had an impact on the race result.”