50 minutes until the start: Fernando Alonso's commentary

50 minutes until the start: Fernando Alonso's commentary

      Fernando Alonso starts in Las Vegas pleased with his qualifying result and hopes to score points in the race...

      Fernando Alonso: "Before qualifying I didn't have any particular expectations, because on this track it's very difficult to keep the car on the slicks. So I expected the worst in the rain.

      However, in reality it wasn't that bad, and the grip was higher than I expected. I qualified seventh thanks to the rain, but we'll see what result we can achieve today."

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50 minutes until the start: Fernando Alonso's commentary

50 minutes until the start: Fernando Alonso's commentary