Why Alonso’s tyre gamble could inspire others in F1’s Monza sprint

At Silverstone, the consensus was that everyone would take the safe option and start on the medium tyre. Alonso opted to go with the soft instead, taking advantage of the extra grip on the first lap to jump up from 11th to fifth, before falling back to seventh as quicker cars got past him.
The strategy caught the attention of rivals, and there’s no doubt that some will give it serious …Keep reading