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.

Wit🅺h Hamilton finishing his 🎐final lap in Q3 on Friday, Alonso found himself in his old rival’s slipstream.

The Asto💜n Martin driver protested his innocence but wasn’t believed b♎y everyone in the paddock.

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

“I said ‘it is better to let him go’.

“My tyres had cooled down a bit. So that was not ideal. I lost one tenth but gained one tenth with the tow, so it compenᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚsated.

“It’s so difficult leaving the pitlane now, and leav𝓡ing th𝓰ose seconds in front of you, to calculate where you will be against the leaders and the front pack.”

But Bernie Collin🎃s, the ex-Astಌon Martin strategy engineer, did not believe him.

“Fern🍬ando has been around a long time,” Coll𝓰ins said.

“He knows what he is doing♈. He kn♒ows what his race engineer is saying.

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

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

“Fernando knows what he’s doing there.”

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

“Now whether he got it or not, that’s exꦕactly what he was 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 you justice.

“Smart from Alonso. He should ไtake the credit. He put himself in a great position.”

Alonso will line up behind Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez on the S🌜audi Arabian Grand Prix starting grid.

He said about a podium finish: “That would be 🌼a massive surprise. In Bahrain we saw our natural position. We have o﷽ur feet on the ground.

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

To be on the second row of the grid💎, we cannot be dis🌼appointed right now.

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

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