Fernando Alonso It never ceases to amaze the world of motorsports. On the edge of 42 yearsthe Asturian is showing his best level in 2023, signing hissix podiums in the first eight grands prix and being only nine points behind ‘Czech’ Perez in the fight for the runner-up.
His stellar performances in Monaco and Canadawhere he has put on the ropes max verstappen in the fight for victory, they have shown that the Asturian is at a level that has nothing to envy the current world champion.
That has provoked a barrage of compliments towards the pilot of Aston Martinby rivals and fans. The last to praise the two-time world champion has been Richard Bradleypilot of the World Endurance Championship and winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The Briton believes that the good physical level that Alonso maintains allows him to continue at his highest level, taking advantage of the fact that current cars are much less demanding than those of a few years ago.
“In Formula 1 the only thing that will stop you is your reactions running out and to be honest, as long as you stay fit enough, you could go on for a long time. I mean, Alonso is almost 42 years old, but he seems to be as good as he used to be,” Bradley said on the ‘On track GP’ podcast.
However, what has caused many veteran drivers to lose performance has been a lack of ambition after a long career at the highest level, something that Bradley assures will not happen with Alonso.
“You can’t see anything stopping him, he just keeps going. He reminds me of a Cristiano Ronaldo or a Zlatan Ibrahimovićsomeone like them,” said the British pilot.
Despite the amazing dominance of Red Bull in the first races of the season, the great upgrade pack introduced by Aston Martin at the Canadian Grand Prix has managed to close a good part of that gap, which allows Fernando Alonso to continue dreaming of the long-awaited victory number 33.
