That he scored those points 24 hours after being told he would not be promoted to a race seat for the 2024 season made it even more impressive.
Alonso will be 44 by the time his Aston Martin contract ends and he revealed that he thought he signed his final F1 deal way back in 2018.
Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur and 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve got a little tense in their post-qualifying conversation after a double Q2 elimination for the Scuderia in Canada.
the FIA’s single-seater techincal director Jan Monchaux said: “The decision was made a year or so ago – a bit less than a year – to go for what is called a nimble car.