Remember me? Fernando Alonso celebrates victory at the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix in his Ferrari days. (Photo: AFP)
BARCELONA: Fernando Alonso returns to the scene of the last of his 32 Formula One victories this weekend hoping that a bumper crowd and an unexpected slice of luck will help deliver his 33rd.
Ten years after he won his home Spanish Grand Prix for Ferrari in 2013, the now 41-year-old is revelling in a run of form that has seen him claim five podiums in this year’s opening six races.
That sequence included his vibrant surge to second place behind Red Bull’s defending double world champion and series leader Max Verstappen in last Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix.
It was a result that boosted the already strong box office appeal…
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