Alonso ended his seven-year wai🍸t for a rostrum appearance in F1 by finishing third at the Losail International 🍸Circuit. 

Overall, it was an incredible weekend for the Alpine te♔am as a whole as it💯 moved 25 points clear of AlphaTauri in the race for fifth in the constructors’ championship. 

Alonso’s return to the top three makes him only the fifth driver over the age of✃ 40 to stand on an F1 podium since 1980.

Speaking after t🌃he weekend in Qatar, Ocon described Alonso as “unprecedented” for the way he thinks ‘outside of the box’.

“Mega, high respect I have for Fernando an𓂃d for [many] years,” Ocon explained. “I know how much work he puts in, how much motivation he has even now at his age and with how much experience he has and how much he𓃲 has achieved in the sport. 

“It’s more than impressive. I think he’s just a legend of the sport, he’s up there with the top guys - Senna, Schumacher, and he will always📖 remain there because what we are doing now and what I see, how he thinks out of the box compared to the other drivers is unprecedented. 

“There’s nobo🎃dy that will think like him. I am glad to be his teammate and proud to push as much as we can together for our common target.”