Alonso refutes Albon’s claim he was playing tricks in Baku F1 qualifying

Albon thought he was on the receiving end of Alonso’s gamesmanship in Baku when drivers were trying to get a final fast lap in at the end of Q1.

Qualifying was restarted with 2m40s to go after a crash for Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll. The limited timeframe meant drivers were forced to queue up at the end of the pitlane, and then raced each other on the out-lap to improve their positioning ahead of one final attempt.

But on the final run Alpine’s Alonso, who was safely…