Finished the prestigious 24 hours of Le Mans with historic victory for Ferrari On his return to competition 50 years later, the ‘king’ of the endurance race has spoken.
tom kristensennine times winner, has spoken and about the rest he has highlighted a pilot who won in 2018 and 2019… and left it: Fernando Alonso.
The Dane, who has won half of his participations, has been full of praise for the two-time world champion in Formula 1 in statements to ‘Mundo Deportivo’.
“Fernando did extremely well. For me, his relay at night showed what everyone knew, what a great driver he is. One of the most important keys to winning Le Mans is to be the fastest at night“, he pointed out.
Talented, incredible… Kristensen lacks adjectives to describe the driver as Aston Martin.
“Alonso is an amazing talentHe is one of the most talented drivers I have ever seen. The stints that Alonso did at night at Le Mans with Toyota were incredible. He was lightning fast from the moment he got in the car. What Alonso did at Le Mans was incredible“, has explained.
Many say that Alonso won for driving a Toyotathe fastest car, but the ‘king’ of the 24 hours of Le Mans knows first-hand that this is not enough.
“Many people may think that the Toyota was much superior, perfect, but Toyota was two cars and it is still very hard to have to beat the other car. And it is something that Alonso and his teammates did very well“, he reflected.
“It is true that with Toyota, Porsche, Peugeot there will be more competitiveness, I agree, but if you win Le Mans, you win Le Mans. If winning as you did has the same value? Le Mans is always Le Mans. 24 hours … every win at Le Mans has great value“, has settled.
