What Fernando Alonso is getting wrong about F1 driving standards

When Fernando Alonso declared "the quality of the drivers in the lower third of the grid is very low" in the aftermath of last weekend's United States Grand Prix in Austin, he inadvertently poked a hornets' nest.

While Alonso doubled down on his criticism this week in Mexico, singling out Alex Albon, many other drivers have spoken up in the Williams driver's defence. Albon himself said, "We don't have pay drivers anymore. If anything, I would say the grid's the strongest it's been in a while."