After the flashes of brilliance, ex-F1 racer Jolyon Palmer said the Fernando Alonso of the McLaren days sadly re-emerged in Bahrain. After two seasons away from Formula 1 Fernando Alonso made his return with the Enstone-based Alpine team, formerly known as Renault. Alonso was very familiar with the Renault name, having won both of his World Championships with the outfit in 2005 and 2006. And although it was clear in Bahrain that he has not returned with a car capable of winning the title, Alonso nonetheless was enjoying a very strong Bahrain Grand Prix, making Q3 and then taking the fight to his rivals in the race. It was like he had never been away. But, in the end he began to drop back...
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