Many looked at ID of Fernando Alonso in 2022. Many like, for example, Alpine. The French brand preferred to play with the two-time champion and with Oscar Piastri facing a future in which they had both and for which they have run out of both. One, the Australian, to McLaren; the other, the Asturian, to Aston Martin. To achieve podiums. To think in victory 33. To win his third Formula 1 World Cup. And he could have longer than expected to achieve it.
Because Mark Webber, that knows Alonso very wellhas revealed in statements for ‘Motorsport’, the age at which the two-time champion could put an end to his career in F1. With an excellent state of form at 41 years of age, as he is demonstrating in these early stages at Aston Martin, it seems that Fernando may still be around for a while.
The oceanic, one of the great friends that the Asturian had in the ‘paddock’ in the stage of both in Formula 1, he sees Alonso during the occasional season more than he had and has been signed by a team that is more than happy with him and having in his hands a car that already runs and? can run further.
“Never rule out that…”
This is what Webber said: “He has the opportunity to stay more than two years. Never rule out that Fernando runs until he is 44 years old.”
“He worries about being at home doing nothing. He has had difficult years, in those that he feels he could have had a different career… But now you have another chance.” insists.
And confirms the potential of Aston Martin: “Now you can enjoy leading a team to the next phase.”
“Everything that characterizes him is still there. The traits are there, what characterizes him is still there. He’s a competitor, and he wants to fight people. It’s tenacious. It’s something that will never leave you,” says Webber.
“Of course Alonso is different from when he arrived”
The Australian, formerly of teams like Red Bulll, talks about age: “Of course, when you get older everyone we mature and we have different priorities. Of course it’s different from when he arrived. He’s been in the paddock for 20 years.”
At the moment, at 41, Alonso is still one of the fastest drivers on the grid. At his speed, in addition, he adds the experience of 20 seasons in F1 and having tested in other engine categories.
