Fernando Alonso says he in encouraged by his result today after finishing in third and challenging both Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton for the win.
The Spaniard suffered in Turkey from a lack of pace having failed to make Q3, finishing just eighth. However the F10 seems to have made a comeback this weekend.
“I think it was a good day for us, the car was very competitive here in Canada,” Alonso said. “I had a good opportunity to win today, fighting with Lewis, we overtook him with a fantastic job in the pitlane.
“We lost position with traffic and then lost another position – we lost 10 points with those from 25 to 15. But it was a great recovery for the championship, we were 50 seconds behind McLaren in Turkey and fighting for the win here.”
“We are moving in right direction here and I think we are back in the fight,” exclaimed Alonso. “We were really close, we had some good fights and it was a good feeling for me to come back in a position to win the race, and being on the podium.”
