A David Alonso radiant continues to demonstrate the happiness he has to fulfill that dream that was set for 2024: to be world champion of Moto3. The objective was more than met and left the Colombian flag high.
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After the title, there was a lot of commotion in Colombia after the words in EL TIEMPO of Armando Farfan, current manager of the Colombian Olympic Committee, who at the time was president of the Colombian Motorcycle Federation, who spoke about the lack of support from the Ministry of Sports for Alonso.
The manager expressed that the Colombian pilot “was denied financial support twice” and was not included in the budget that MinDeporte allocated to the Colombian Motorcycle Federation.
From the portfolio, they explained that “the Colombian Motorcycle Federation carried out an evaluation of the events to be prioritized, adjusting to the resource provided by the Ministry of Sports,” and did not include David Alonso, so he did not receive a percentage of the budget allocated to him. It was 500 million pesos.
MinSport noted: “We remember that the pilot David Alonso, being a professional athlete, does not directly represent Colombia in the Moto3 category but rather the CFMOTO ASPAR TEAM brand, as happens with many high-performance athletes. Regardless of the above, we value the importance of his sporting achievements and recognize him as a great figure who enhances the name of our country abroad.”
Alonso wants to enjoy his title
David Alonso He gave a press conference this Wednesday and was consulted on the issue of the lack of support from the portfolio. The Colombian pilot did not want to enter into discussions and distanced himself from the controversy.
“That is an issue in which I, as a pilot, cannot comment. I concentrate on driving. “I am enjoying the championship and I am focusing on the next challenge, other people are talking about that,” said Alonso.
Automatically, the moderator of the press conference explained that it was not the time for those types of questions. “The press conference is organized to talk about sports and not political issues about whether or not it had financing.”
dream come true
On the other hand, David Alonso revealed unpublished details that he experienced after crossing the finish line of the Japanese Grand Prix and being crowned Moto3 world champion, because it was a dream that came true and I couldn’t believe it.
“It was funny when I came out of the last corner, the first thing I imagined was that the team’s board was going to appear showing me the sign of the world champion that I wanted to see so much. “I came out of the corner and I didn’t see it, there was no sign, the team didn’t have time to prepare it,” he said.
“I crossed the finish line without knowing if I had won the WorldI thought that in the first corner of the last lap I had left the track and that I had been penalized and that I had not won the World Championship. I asked my rivals and teammates if I was world champion and they told me yes. I asked it many times, I didn’t believe it. “I didn’t think it would happen that way, after seeing it so far away I now had it in my hands,” he added.
Alonso explained that after the crown he had a strange feeling because the objective had been achieved. “After being world champion I had a feeling of emptiness, as if without direction. All year I woke up for a goal, but I have already achieved that goal. Then I thought about it, I have ahead of me to enjoy these four races and achieve everything I can. The next goal is to be in Moto2, to grow in that great and difficult challenge. “I’m excited,” he said.
The runner with a Spanish father and Colombian mother spoke about his next challenges and pointed out that 2025 will be a transition season in which he hopes to prepare to be champion of the Moto2 e World Championshipn the coming years.
“After closing the chapter of Moto3 I go to Moto2. It is a category with a very big jump, it will be quite tough, you have to prepare for it. On a physical level we have to make a change, I must gain physical strength at the muscle level to carry that motorcycle that is heavier. I have to prepare, I have to change my driving style to adapt to this new category because it is driven in a different way,” said the Colombian.
And he added: “This World title will always be special because it is the first. In 2025 I do not start with an advantage, we all start from scratch and we have to build again. It will be a year of transition, of training as a Moto2 rider to gain experience. “I must prepare to compete for the title, it will be a year of learning.”
A radiant David Alonso continues to demonstrate the happiness he has to fulfill that dream that he set for 2024: to be Moto3 world champion. The objective was more than met and left the Colombian flag high.
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