168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso says he took an “uncomfortable” level of risk in order to secure his fifth-place starting slot at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix.

The Aston Martin driver claimed fifth with a brilliant lap in qualifying at Suzuka as he ended up within half a second of Red Bull’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen, who grabbeꦏd pole for the fouไrth straight race. 

Two-time world cﷺhampion Alonso was pleased with his effort, bel🤡ieving he had “squeezed every tenth” out of his AMR24.

“Extremely happy. There is not much left on the ca💦r today. It seems that we squeezed every tenth of a second out there,” the Spaniard said.

“The last two runs in Q3 was a l𒐪ittle bit on, let’s say an uncomfortable level of risking. It didn’t work in Australia for example in Q3, I went off in Turn 6.

“When you drive at that limꦫit, it’s just a litt💛le bit of luck as well that you complete the lap. But today everything was fine. Happy with P5.

“Six mont♕hs ago we were here in Suzuka, 1.5 seconds off pole🌱 position. We are four tenths [away] today. So definitely we are making big steps forward.”

After running Aston Martin’s previous AMR24 package during Friday, Alonso switched to the upgraded-spe𝓡c - featuring a Red Bull-like sidepod design and floor changes - for qualifying.

“It did help for sure,” he said. “Difficult to quantify. I think it’s more for the team 𓃲now to analyse. Yesterday I had the old pac𓆉kage, today the new package and they have all the data.

“The problem in F1 is when you get a new step forward yo𒁃u are just waiting for the next one. It is never enough.📖 This is an unlimited search for performance.”

However, Alonso doubts he will🙈 be able to hold onto his position in Sunday’s grand prix.

"Looking back at the first three races, we are very strong♛ in Saturday, [but] not so strong on Sunday, we are maybe out of position to be in top five," he sai𒐪d.

"If I get overtaken by Oscar and the two Mercedes or something like that, I think or I will guess this is normal - and 🌃we will fall back to our position.

"Let's see what we can do. I'm very open to whatever the race brings to us. I'm extremely proud and h🔯appy ඣof today's job and tomorrow is another day."