Alonso stands by criticism of lower-third F1 drivers as rivals push back

The Race reports Fernando Alonso stood by his claim that driver quality in F1’s lower third is “very low” after his Austin clash with Alex Albon, but said he was not specifying a number of drivers. Albon called their incident “50/50” and defended the grid’s standards. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz also disagreed, with Sainz citing dirty air and crowded racing at the back.