Declaring that 'f***' he'd been waiting a long time to return to the podium, Fernando Alonso feels he is at 'another level' in his 2022 preparations. Alonso returned to Formula 1 this season with the aim of securing podiums, race wins and fighting for a third World title. But, he conceded at the time, the latter was 2022's goal with this year's focus being on preparing for next year. Arriving in Qatar as the highest-placed driver in the standings without a podium result on the board, Alonso changed that on Sunday as he raced his way to third place. In doing so he secured his first podium for Alpine and his first in Formula 1 since the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix, 105 races ago – a...
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