Six dropouts has added Fernando Alonso in this season of Formula 1although as he himself has affirmed it has not been only that, but in the qualifying in Australia or in the sprint race in Austria He also suffered two separate ‘KO’s that, who knows, could have given him a podium finish.
Many of us have been reminded of each ‘DNF’ of the Asturian at his stage to forget in McLaren-Honda between 2015 and 2018, when weekends did and weekends also suffered some problem.
In an interview with ‘Racingnews365.com’ the two-time F1 world champion was asked if both disappointments are comparable, to which the Spaniard was blunt.
For Alonso, the stages are not comparable since in Alpine, when I managed to pass the checkered flag, I used to finish in the points, while at McLaren-Honda that was utopian.
“When we finished the races, it was more enjoyable than with McLaren Honda, where we were always out of points. Therefore, I will not compare”, explained the man from Oviedo.
In fact, Fernando, far from criticizing Alpine as the French team has done in the end with himhas shown his “thank you” with the brand that gave him two crowns.
“The frustration is there, and there’s nothing I can do. But I am very grateful and I will always think of Alpine or Renault with good memories,” he said.
“We won both championshipsI spent nine years of my life in Formula 1 with them, so I will always be grateful and I wish them the best of luck next year.”
Already thinking green, Fernando Alonso is fully focused on what promises to be an exciting 2023 hand in hand with Aston Martin. Those from Silverstone want to hit the table and present a car with an “aggressive” revolution… and from the paddock only concern about such evolution is distilled.