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, Alonso found himself in his old rival’s sl✤ipstream.

T🐟he Aston Martin dr꧟iver protested his innocence but wasn’t believed by everyone in the paddock.

Asked if he intentionally ♋seeked a tow from Hamiltꦏon, Alonso told Sky Sports: “No. I knew that it was tight 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 coole𒊎d down a bit. So that was not ideal. I lost one tenth but gained one tenth wi꧂th the tow, so it compensated.

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

Bu💛t Bernie Col🔯lins, the ex-Aston Martin strategy engineer, did not believe him.

“Fernando has been around a l♊ong time,” Collins said.

“He knows what h༒e is doing. He knows what his race engineer is saying.

“Hamilton is coming thꦜrough on a fast lap. His race engineer might have sa🌱id ‘stay ahead of him’.

“And he’s thinking ‘I will just 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 Schiff added: “We see him set hims♛elf up perfectly to get that tow.

“Now whether he got it or not, that’s exactly wꦚhat 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 justi✤ce.

“Smart from Alonso. He should take the c🧜redit. He put himself in a great position.”

Alonso will line up behind Max 🥂Vers𒅌tappen, Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix starting grid.

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

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

To be on the second ro🃏w 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 performance, it’s great news.

“We need to re-confirm tomorrow. In Bahಞrain we were strong on one lap but not so strong in race pace. We made changes to improve tha🍸t.”