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Alain Prost: I had concerns with Alonso

Article To news overview Alpine advisor Alain Prost admits he had some concerns about signing Fernando Alonso as the Spaniard returned to Formula 1 earlier this year. Alonso had been out of the sport since the end of 2018 but came back in 2021 as Alpine signed him on a one year deal with the option to activate an extra season with the team. Prost has been impressed by Alonso's comeback. “When we signed Fernando Alonso, I had my concerns," Prost told Canal+. "Everyone talks about the sensational victory of Esteban [Ocon], but what was very important for this was that Fernando sacrificed himself in Hungary to allow Ocon to win. "Fernando drives very well. My worries are long...
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