Bojan Vrbnjak
They have in the past Sebastian Vettel in Fernando Alonso fiercely fighting for the championship titles, today both former champions are racing in the middle of the field for championship points. But still they respect each other, only there is no more spirit or hearing about the great rivalry. In Hag he did not allow himself to take the opportunity to in a special way to his colleague congratulations on your birthday, although his attempt failed slightly.
Meanwhile, they are both sprinkled with flowers. Hag he says he was looking forward to returning Alonso in Formula 1. "Already in the first race we had a bike-to-bike duel and in the cockpit I just laughed as I look forward to even more duels like this. I always liked to fight Fernando.“Racer Aston Martin he also remembered Alonso first victory in Formula 1 right here at Hungaroring. It’s been 18 years since then and Vettel has watched the race on television. “There is no doubt about his talent and his track skills are among the best the sport has ever seen."
And most of all, he managed something that was for Vettel impossible. Alonso he defeated his great role model Michael Schumacher and ended his dominance. “Michael was number 1 and it was impossible for me to beat him, but Fernando did it. This is a great success,He said Hag. "He has had a long career, different race cars, so I feel like a joy to be able to drive next to him and fight him on the track,”Added the German.
And there are those words of praise Alonso received first hand because they were pronounced on press conference, in which both participated. Of course he had to Sleep praise return. “There is a lot of respect between us. We used to fight hard on the track, even for the championships, where Seb won the titles between 2010 and 2013. Nevertheless, I think we raced on the track with mutual respect,Says the team racer AlpineF1.
"It’s not just what we can see on Sunday. A lot of things happen on Friday and Saturday and I look at it as a privilege to be able to share the track with most of these guys in Formula 1, but especially with people like Seb,” he says Alonso. "It is something that will or will always accompany us. There are a few names that accompany someone throughout his career and Seb will be one of them."
