Fernando Alonso finished the Canadian Grand Prix in seventh place behind the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, having qualified ahead of the Monégasque.

It has been a tough start to the season for Alonso, having failed to score points in the first eight rounds, owing to a mix of misfortune and poor reliability.

It is his worst start to a season since his Minardi days, having only scored eight points in 10 rounds, although Alonso has managed to outqualify teammate Lance Stroll in every round so far.

Despite the difficulties, Alonso has powered through and in Canada he took his points tally to eight with a great drive that saw him once again finish in the points.

Although it was not all smooth sailing for the Spaniard, after he encountered some issues with his engineer, Andrew Vizard, in some unheard team radio.


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Fernando Alonso becomes frustrated with engineer in Canadian Grand Prix

Alonso was hopeful of retaining a top 10 finish but knew it could be difficult to keep the McLaren of Lando Norris behind along with Leclerc.

After a decent start, Alonso lost places to both and found himself in seventh place. He would later become frustrated over team radio after Aston Martin pitted him and he came out in traffic, with his engineer not giving him crucial information.

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Alonso: “I need a target lap. I tell you every two laps and you don’t answer!”

Vizard: “Looking more like plus 15 now.”

Alonso: “That’s why I need a f—– target […] I don’t have the picture and the lap time of Hulkenberg. I don’t know anything in the race. Completely blind.”

Vizard: “It won’t be long, it just depends when we start to lose the tyre. That’s all it is. The last lap was the first one, we lost to Hulkenberg. That’s the only target.”

Alonso: “Sure, but I have the yellow flag, so it’s not really representative.”

Vizard: “Yeah, that’s our point. So pace is OK to Hulkenberg, that’s all that matters.”

Alonso crossed the line in seventh place, which was the team’s best result this season and only his second points finish of the year.

Fernando Alonso surpasses Michael Schumacher feat in Canadian Grand Prix

Alonso has now completed the most laps out of anyone on the grid or indeed in F1, having completed all 70 laps of the race.

The Spaniard only needed to complete 51 laps of the race to surpass Michael Schumacher’s record of 1,138 laps at the track.

It is an impressive feat considering how successful Schumacher was at the track, with only Lewis Hamilton equalling his win and pole stats.

Alonso’s highest place at Montreal was in 2006 when he won racing for Renault, but since then he has not stood on the top step of the podium.