Alonso secured his highest finishing position in the F1 drivers’ championship in nearly a 𝄹decade, securing foirth in the final classifꦦication. 

That was despite a mid-season slump from Aston Martin, who dropped well behind the likes of Merce😼🌜des, Ferrari and McLaren.

Speaking on th🔯e Sky F1 podcast, Chandhok was impressed with who Alonso ‘maximised’ his car consistently last year.

“When I try and rank these drivers💦, it is all about maxi✱mising their package,” Chandhok said. 

“So, for me,ও I think that’s where Fernando scores. He absolu♕tely maximises the potential of that car. They started the season very strongly. On average, in the first part of the year until Spain, the Aston was about .5 of a percent away from the Red Bull and that’s a huge gain.”

Chandhok believes enough though Aston Martin lost so꧑me performance during the middle of the season, A🦩lonso’s personal level didn't change.

“There’s lots of conversatio𒐪ns around the front wing regulations and things like that maybe having affected them, I don’t know, but certainly if you look at the stats from Spain onwards, average qualifying data slips to .867%,," he added.

“So there’s a substantia﷽l shift, pre Spain versus post Spain, but still Fernando had races like in Holland, for example, when the rain came down, and this is a sniff of an opportunity for some creative thinking and strategic thinking and just having your wits about you. He was there on the podium🐼. 

“The result in Brazil, that battle with Checo, he outfoxed Checo. I think those drives just show he’s still got the energy of a 22-year-old not a 42-year-🌳old. For me. It was an outstanding season.”