At almost 42 years old, Fernando Alonso never ceases to amaze the world Formula 1… and on more than one occasion he has assured that he still He has a lot of fabric left to cut in the ‘Great Circus’ and in other motorsport disciplines.
In this start of the season, the two-time F1 world champion has added five podiums in seven racesplacing third in the Drivers’ Championship while his teammate, Lance Strollis eighth.
However, there are those who do not have them all with them in terms of the performance of the Asturian. Another double world champion, Mikka Häkkinenbelieves that this may be the last year of glory for Alonso.
“They need to be in the right place at the right time. He’s doing a great job, but if he doesn’t win this year, your speed will start to decrease, it’s a law of physics“, he explained in statements to ‘Unibet’.
Of course, the champion in 1998 and 1999 considers Fernando Alonso as “a cunning old fox”: “He is doing an incredible job and has great patience to run without winning, because if you are there it is to win“.
In fact, he believes that thanks to him, Aston Martin has taken a step further: “The appearance of a good driver causes that, but the work has also been done beforehand. The question is what will happen in the future: Will the good results continue? It depends on who they have working there.”
It should be remembered that Häkkinen said goodbye to Formula 1 with 33 years -yes, 33- just when a young Fernando was taking his first steps in the category.
“I finished my Formula 1 career in 2001, a long time ago, and when I retired I was 33 years old and I thought I had a long career behind me. Around the time I retired, Alonso started in Formula 1…”, added the Finn.
