Alpine must find F1 race pace to complement qualifying

Szafnauer says that the A522 again demonstrated good one lap pace, even if was not so evident in either the sprint or the main race.

Fernando Alonso trialled a new floor through the weekend which appeared to work well, and contributed to him qualifying fifth.

However the Spaniard dropped back with tyre graining in the sprint and then had to retire early in the Grand Prix after sustaining sidepod damage from contact with Mick Schumacher.

Esteban Ocon started the sprint from…