Fernando Alonso returned to Formula 1 this year and did it in style. He did not come back as an extra, he did not come back out of nostalgia, but because he felt he still had so much to give and he proved it immediately.
He did so by helping his teammate Esteban Ocon with an exceptional defense in the only victory obtained this year by Alpine and not a little unexpected. He did it 2 Sundays ago, returning to the podium 8 years after the last conquered in the world championship circus.
He did not do it for luck, for the demerits of others or for other factors. He did it because he was one of the three fastest drivers competing at Losail, a track where only Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have demonstrated with facts that they have a faster pace than the Asturian.
Alonso’s 2021 season surprised not only the fans, but also the experts. First of all his teammate, Esteban Ocon, who wanted to pay homage to Fernando with very sweet words.
“I have immense respect for Fernando. I know how much work he does, how much motivation he has, even now at his age and how much experience he has. But also how much he’s managed to achieve in this sport over his career. It’s more than impressive.” , began the French.
Then, here’s the most important compliment. Perhaps a comparison that not even Alonso would have expected from a teammate. Ocon, in fact, asserted that Alonso deserves to be considered as one of the strongest drivers ever, in the same step that – in his opinion – sees paired two legends of the caliber of Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna.
“I think he is a legend of this sport. He is there in the Olympus of the greatest together with Senna, Schumacher, and will always remain there with them. Because what we are doing now is what I see outside and inside the box aside. his is unprecedented. “
“There is no one who thinks like him and has his race reading, I think. I’m really happy to be his teammate and proud to push as hard as we can together for our common goal,” concluded Ocon.
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