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Alpine's Budkowski 'blown away' by Alonso race craft

Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski has been impressed by Fernando Alonso's professional approach to F1 but admitted to being particularly "blown away" by the Spaniard's race craft. Alonso's return to the fray after a two-year break from F1 saw the seasoned racer struggle in the first part of the season, which wasn't a surprise for the two-time world champion who had warned that he would require several races to feel comfortable at the wheel of Alpine's 2021 car. And indeed, from the sixth round of the season in Baku, the 40-year-old's performance improved, both in qualifying and in race trim. As Alonso got up to speed, the 32-time Grand Prix winner's sharpness, perception...
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