Fernando Alonso said his aim was to lead Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix after taking his first front-row start for 10 years. “And then after that, they can go and they can fight – but it will be nice, sweet to lead the race.”. Alonso’s standard-setting race-craft usually leads to him making up positions at the start of a race. “I’ve been working a lot in the last two years but yeah, I mean, it feels good, but it doesn’t mean anything. The race is tomorrow so we need to do a good race.”. There are a few things that, you know, are there for many, many years. “I’ve been racing here 16 or 17 years so, as I always said, age and experience is always a help, it’s never a downside.”.

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