Super McLaren surprises everyone: Fernando Alonso studies MCL38 and applauds Ferrari. Fernando Alonso was caught 'spying' on the underside of the MCL38 after the race at Zandvoort.

Papaya spaceship
At Zandvoort, McLaren made a clear statement of intent for both championships, dominating the GP with Lando Norris (who finished over 20 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen) and securing fourth place with Oscar Piastri, who actually lost a position compared to his starting grid due to Charles Leclerc’s fantastic recovery drive.

The dominance of the papaya-colored cars, in terms of performance compared to the competition, frightened all rivals, not just Red Bull. Charles Leclerc was astonished when he saw the gap Lando Norris inflicted on Max Verstappen, and after the race, some tried to closely study the secrets of the MCL38 developed in Woking.

inspector alonso strikes again😭😭 pic.twitter.com/aTaCzPe63y

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Inspector Fernando
A video that quickly went viral among fans on social networks shows Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, who finished tenth today, getting out of his car in parc fermé and carefully inspecting the papaya-colored car, even crouching down on the asphalt to get a better look at the lines of the underside of the car that dominated the competition in the Netherlands.

Fernando Alonso was immediately nicknamed “Inspector” on Twitter/X, echoing the ironic nickname once given to former Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, who was known for carefully examining rival cars after races. However, after the race, in an interview with the Spanish website AS, Fernando Alonso also spoke highly of the Ferrari team, which was a positive surprise today and considered by the Spaniard as a potential favorite in upcoming GPs.

“Ferrari could be the car to beat based on what we saw last year, for example at Monza and Singapore, just like when Leclerc won in Monaco,” concluded the Aston Martin driver.