Alonso wanted to overtake Hamilton: 'Thought I was going to be in the lead'.

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16:46, 21 Nov 2021

Fernando Alonso finished third at the Qatar Grand Prix. The Alpine driver took a risk with the one-stop, but eventually managed to keep Sergio Perez behind him.

It is the first podium for Alonso since 2014. "Unbelievable! Seven years. But finally, we got it. We were close a couple of races but not enough. Sochi was the last possibility," Alonso said after the race.

Alonso hoped to overtake Hamilton

Alonso started the race from P3 due to some grid penalties and actually expected more. "I thought I would lead into turn 1 with the soft tyres against Lewis and also at the end very close with Checo.

"We planned one stop from the beginning but we didn't know the wear and deg. Quite well executed. The reliability of the car is superb and they deserve it. F***... I was waiting so long for this," he concluded.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Alonso wanted to overtake Hamilton: 'Thought I was going to be in the lead'.

Alonso hoped to overtake Hamilton

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