Alonso ended his seven-year wait for a rostrum appearance in F1 by finishing third at the Losail 🙈♋International Circuit. 

Overall, it was an 🐻incredible weekend for the Alpine team 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 the weekend in Qatar, Ocon described Alonso as “unprecedented” for the way he thinks ‘outs🐼ide of the box’.

“Mega, high respect I have for Fernando and for [many] years,” Ocon explained. “I know how much work he puts in, how much motivation he has even now at his ag🤪e and with how much experience he has and how much he has achieved in th🐼e 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 o꧋ther drivers is unprecedented. 

“There’s nob🌠ody 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.”