He finished the campaign 10th on 81 points, notching a podium finish at the Qatar Grand Prix along the way. The was one place, and seven points, ahead of younger French teammate, Esteban Ocon.
And he’s shown consistency this time around, finishing in the points in eight of the 12 F1 races so far. And despite highly-rated Australian driver Oscar Piastri waiting in the wings as the Alpine reserve driver, it seems the team are keen to find a way for both him and Alonso, recently named by Lewis Hamilton as his toughest ever opponent, to compete hext year .
“[With] Fernando, his contract is over this year, so obviously we are discussing with him, we are building scenarios for him and Oscar,” said Alpine CEO Laurent Ross, via RacingNews365.com. The idea is that the two of them are worthy drivers, and we would love them to drive next year.”
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