Alonso is the driver who gained the most positions on the first lap

It cannot be said that Fernando Alonso is having a simple season. With just a handful of points conquered when Formula 1 is already playing the second part of the season, the McLaren driver, however, can take a small satisfaction. The Iberian is absolutely the driver he has recovered more positions in the first lap of the Grand Prix held so far. Alonso made 22 overtakes during the first lap of the first nine races, with the exception of the Australian GP where the Italian did not take part in the race due to the accident that occurred during winter testing.

Despite the uncompetitive MP4-30, Alonso is not determined never failed so much so that he managed to get behind him the two Force Indias with Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez who recovered 14 and 11 positions respectively, Marcus Ericsson (10 positions) and, surprisingly, Roberto Merhi's Manor (9 positions). Inevitably the ranking it goes to the disadvantage of those who start in front: for example we find the Ferrari drivers on equal merit with Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel who gained respectively 3 positions each.

1. Fernando Alonso (McLaren-Honda) – +22
2. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India-Mercedes) +14
3. Sergio Perez (Force India-Mercedes) +11
4. Marcus Ericsson (Sauber-Ferrari) +10
5. Roberto Merhi (Manor-Ferrari) +9
6. Felipe Nasr (Sauber-Ferrari) +7
7. Jenson Button (McLaren-Honda) +5
8. Carlos Sainz Jr (Toro Rosso-Renault) +4
9. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) +3
10. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) +3
11. Romain Grosjean (Lotus-Mercedes) +1
12. Will Stevens (Manor-Ferrari) +1
13. Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull-Renault) 0
14. Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso-Renault) 0
15. Valtteri Bottas (Williams-Mercedes) -3
16. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) -3
17. Pastor Maldonado (Lotus-Mercedes) -9
18. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) -12
19. Felipe Massa (Williams-Mercedes) -15
20. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull-Renault) -15

Eleonora Ottonello