Fresh from two seasons away from Formula 1 – achieving WEC victories and gaining experience in IndyCar and also in the Dakar – Fernando Alonso he returned to the Circus this year but in reality, in terms of performance, he seems to have never left. Four or five races were enough for the two-time world champion to take the measurements of the fastest single-seaters in the world and his new-old team, the Alpine. After the disappointing weekend in Monte-Carlo, the former Ferrari driver scored points in nine out of 11 races, missing the top-10 only in Belgium (where in fact he didn’t race) and in Russia, where he started from fifth. box on the grid except being rammed by Gasly at the first corner.
What is impressive, from a certain point of view, is that 2021 for Alonso was mainly a year of ‘training’, in preparation for what is the real goal of the Spaniard: to exploit the change of regulations of 2022 to return to compete at the top of the championship, at least for the podium area. ‘El plan‘, as the Spanish media call it: the plan. At 40 years of age, the # 14 from Oviedo seems to be at the peak of his sporting form. Almost a paradox thinking of the many young people who are increasingly protagonists on the track, from Verstappen to Leclerc through Lando Norris and George Russell.
During a long and interesting interview with the site F1-Insider.com, Alonso also spoke about the personal data issue. In his opinion, however, this aspect has little weight in the world of motors: “We are not talking about football, tennis or basketball. There it would hardly be possible. Motorsport is not that age dependent“ stressed the two-time Le Mans winner. Who also gave a concrete example: “A Mercedes driver is 36 years old, one from Haas is just over 20. The Mercedes driver wins, the other is last. But this has mainly to do with the performance of their cars. What’s important is to be fit and motivated. I am both. After the two-year hiatus, I have energy again. At the end of 2018 my batteries were pretty low, I felt exhausted. I stopped, also because I no longer felt any real joy. Unlike today “. The opponents, young and old, are warned.
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