168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso secured P4 in qualifying for the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in part thanks to a few extra tenths that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton assisted him with.

With Hamilton finishing his final lap in Q3 on Friday, Al꧟onso found himself in his old rival’s sli🔴pstream.

The Aston Martin driver protested his innocence but 𒉰wasn’t believed by everyone in the paddock.

Asked if he intentionally seeked a tow from Hamilton, Alonso told Sky Sports: “No. I knew that it was tight with him. I didn’t want to be i🐠n Lewis’ way in the last corner.

“I said ‘it is better to let him go’.

“My tyres had coo💮led down a bit. So that was not ideal. I lost one tenth but💫 gained one tenth with the tow, so it compensated.

“It’s so difficult leaving the pitlane no🌃w, and leaving those seconds in front of you, to calculate where you will be against the leaders and the front pack.”

But Be🍷rnie Col♏lins, the ex-Aston Martin strategy engineer, did not believe him.

“Fernando has been around a 🦋long time,” Collins said.

“He knows what he is do൩ing. He knows 🐷what his race engineer is saying.

“Hamilton is coming through on a fast lap. His race engineer might have said ‘stay ahead of h𝐆im’.

“And he’s thinking ‘I will jusꦺt let him go by, do a nice thing🉐, and get a nice tow down the main straight!’

“Fernando knows what he’s doing there.”

Naomi Sch꧙iff added: “We see him set himself up perfectly♉ to get that tow.

“Now whether he got it or not, that’s exactly what he wasꦿ trying to do.

“ There is a constant headwind down the straight here. If you’ve got a car in front, punching a hole for you, that will inevitably do 𒀰you justice.

ꦆ“Smart from Alonso. He should take the credit. He put him🀅self in a great position.”

Alonso will line up behind Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix st⭕arting grid.

He said abo🌌ut a podium finish: “That would be a massive surprise. In Bahrain we saw our🎃 natural position. We have our feet on the ground.

“I𒆙 am super happy. So far, the questions are about if I am disappointed, which surprises me.

To be on the second row of the 💎grid, we cannot be disappointed right now.

“Five days ago in Bahrain we were the fifth-fastest team. Now to be in the mix, at least in a one-lap p🎉erformance, it’s great news.

“We need to re-confirm tomorrow. In Bahrain we were strong ⛎on one lap but not so strong in race pace🤡. We made changes to improve that.”