Fernando Alonso believes his time away from Formula 1, competing in other disciplines, means he has returned a more “complete driver”.

The two-time former F1 World Champion spent 2019 and 2020 participating in endurance racing and events such as the Dakar Rally – and that in particular was a very different experience.

Now he is back with the Alpine team, hoping to help propel them to the front of the grid in 2022 when the new Formula 1 regulations kick in with the aim of levelling out the playing field.

The Spaniard has shown many a glimpse of his old form this season with some typically feisty displays, including one in which he held off Lewis Hamilton for several laps in Hungary to help his Alpine team-mate, Esteban Ocon, achieve a shock victory.

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