Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi believes Fernando Alonso is now finding the “consistency” he was lacking at the start of his Formula 1 comeback.

Alonso, after two years away from F1, has made a return that can only be described as solid so far, with Alpine not yet producing the performance they showed in their best moments of 2020 when they achieved three podium finishes.

The Spaniard and his team-mate, Esteban Ocon, are 11th and 12th respectively in the Drivers’ World Championship and rather like last year, the car’s competitiveness has tended to fluctuate from circuit to circuit.

But while the A521 has yet to find any consistency, the opposite is true of Alonso, according to Rossi, for the two-time former World Champion is now finding his level after understandably taking time to get to grips with the car.