Fernando Alonso: Aston Martin ‘will not give up’ in push for F1 triumph

Fernando Alonso (right) was on the podium again at Monaco (Luca Bruno/AP)

Fernando Alonso has not given up hope of defying the odds and beating Max Verstappen to the Formula One world championship after he finished second at Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix.

Alonso took the chequered flag 27.9 seconds behind Verstappen and has now secured five podiums in six races following his transfer from Alpine to Aston Martin.