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Fernando Alonso believes Formula 1 is “predictable” to a level unseen anywhere else in sport, so thinks the series is still “too boring”.

The Spaniard returned to Formula 1 in 2021 with Alpine after a two-season hiatus, that season set to see in the introduction of all-new regulations, designed, working alongside the budget cap, to bunch up the pack and make overtaking easier.

The global pandemic forced the delay of those regulations by a season, but now they have arrived, there is yet to be any sign of a more competitive fight at the front of the pack.

In fact, it has arguably become even more clear-cut than before, with Red Bull and Ferrari leading the way ahead of the midfield teams.

Only Mercedes so far have been able to threaten that top two on occasion, though Alonso himself was contending for pole in Australia before crashing out due to a hydraulics issue.

He would qualify on the front row in the wet conditions at the Canadian Grand Prix.

All in all though, with Alonso feeling that Formula 1 is yet to rediscover an unpredictable feel, he criticised the excitement levels being produced.

Asked by NOS if the new cars, which tempted him back promising more competition, have been successful, Alonso replied: “It’s so-so. Unfortunately, Formula 1 is still very predictable.

“It’s all about Red Bull and Ferrari. Only Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and Sergio Pérez can win. I don’t know of any other sport where it goes like this.

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