Fernando Alonso is with more eager than ever. At 41 years old, and despite what in alpine they came to think, age is not being a problem but an advantage. An advantage that comes thanks to his experience and a talent that has not only not diminished but has increased over time. Because the two-time world champion is more complete than ever after the Indy, the WEC and the Dakar… and in F1 he only lacked the car. The car that has given Aston Martin.
That he has placed in his hands a team that, like him, shares his ambition and his passion. that, like him, wants to win. That, like him, he will not stop until he achieves it. Because it is a thorn in the nail that Fernando has. Because Alonso knows that he has two titles to his credit, but also that there could be some more.
For example, in 2007, where McLaren decided to blow himself up and lose the title for no reason against Kimi Raikkonen. They had the best car, also the best driver and a Hamilton who would later become a seven-time champion, but…
But nothing. And then, at Ferrari, he fought for the World Cup until the end on two occasions. In 2010, Vitaly Petrov was the protagonist in a race in which the ‘Scuderia’ missed from the wall. In 2012, quite did against a Red Bull team that, especially in the final part, was far superior to the rest.
“You don’t lose the speed, you lose the need”
And that is what, according to David Coulthard, continues to move the two-time champion. Because he wants more, and the Scotsman claims that that “need” What Alonso has is what is making him so fast at Aston Martin.
Which makes him even hungrier than when he was taking his first steps in the Grand Circus. That’s what the one who was said Mika Hakkinen’s squire at McLaren and whoever won a total of 13 F1 races.
“Alonso is pissed off. Pissed off because he only has two World Cups. That anger is what drives him to have the need,” he says.
And he continues: “That’s something key. Because you don’t lose speed, what you lose is the need… and he He still has that need.”
Now, in addition, he knows that he is in a place where he can win. Monaco can be key, because that’s where both he and Aston Martin have pointed out that it could come the long-awaited 33.
