Fernando Alonso was bored at Spa

Fernando Alonso lost further ground to Sebastian Vettel in the fight for the world title. But by finishing second of the Belgian Grand Prix this Sunday, the pilot Ferrari found several reasons for satisfaction. First of all, he was able to rediscover the taste of champagne on the podium, after two disappointing Grands Prix in a row, in Germany and Hungary, just before the summer break. Better, for a time he showed himself to be the only man truly capable of keeping up with Vettel, literally untouchable at the wheel of his Red Bull.

While he started from distant 9th position on the grid after disappointing qualifications, the double Asturian world champion attacked very hard when the lights went out to move up the hierarchy. “We had to pick up a few spots and everything was ?okay? from the start ", he explained afterwards. Quickly second after getting rid of Lewis Hamilton on the 15th lap, the Spaniard will have a rather calm race afterwards? “Our car had enough speed to overtake others, but then it was boring when we got into second position. Sebastian (Vettel) was well ahead and there was no big threat behind us. »

An encouraging result, however, while the Formula 1 will travel to Ferrari in two weeks for the Italian Grand Prix, the last European round of the season. “It?s an important weekend for me and the team, explains Alonso. Last year we came close to repeating our victory won in 2010. We will arrive once again really motivated. In Monza we would like to give some smiles to the fans, we will do our best. » Appointment is taken.

Discover the analysis of the Belgian Grand Prix carried out by our special correspondents in the next issue of AUTOhebdo, n°1924, available from Tuesday in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.