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The last time Fernando started from pole
Fernando Alonso is making his first LMP1 start in the FIA World Endurance Championship today at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. And he's doing it from pole position! Incredibly, the last time that Alonso was on pole was back in July 2012 when he was driving for Ferrari. The two-time world champion had been four tenths quicker than Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel in the final round of wet weather qualifying for the German Grand Prix. "When qualifying is run in these conditions, it's very difficult to put together a clean lap," he said at the time. "It's very easy to end up in the grass, the gravel or in the wall! It's something of a fight for survival. "Managing to take...
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