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ALONSO will drive his first race as a 40-YEAR-OLD on Sunday

The 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix will be the first for Fernando Alonso to take him as a 40-year-old. Before Hungaroring, he continues to stress that he feels like a 25-year-old. After shaving, this will also be noticeable, they joked.

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In the team accommodation of the team Alpine F1 will be on the racetrack hungaroring certainly present some small celebration, for Fernando Alonso today it celebrates its own 40th birthday. And because the traditional one is on the agenda today media day, the Spaniard will also have to answer any question about whether he may already be feel old.

All Alonso he had previously admitted that he could no longer hear these questions. “I’ll shave, and then they won’t ask me about age anymore, it’s already a bit tiring. I'll go to the solarium to tan nicely, then I'll shave and I'll look very young," so Sleepwhich further clarifies: "No, this will be a completely normal race, there will be no change for me. I feel good.”However, he admits that it was not easy before the start of the season. He experienced it first fall by bike, causing him to lose valuable time to prepare, and on top of that there is a return to Formula 1 after a two-year break.

Fernando Alonso, who turned 40 today, says that he feels like a 25-year-old and because of that he can no longer hear questions about his age - Photo: HB Press

"To be honest, after an accident earlier this year, the first race, being part of the stress again because I was back in the sport wasn’t easy. I was worried about my jaw, also about my shoulder, where I had a minor injury, but now I’m perfectly prepared and at 200 percent.“He’s with the team in ten races of the season Alpine F1 won 26 points, twelve more than a teammate Esteban Ocon. This is also why, despite his age 40 years relaxed. "It’s just another number, so I’m going to eat a piece of cake, but other than that, it’s going to be the usual weekend and I feel like a 25-year-old, so no matter what number is in my passport, I don’t feel that way."        

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