Blaž Štremfelj
Fernando Alonso announced that he intends to v Formulas 1 stay as long as he feels he is better than other racers. The Spaniard began his career in Formula 1 21 years ago, during which time he competed in 337 races and became twice world champion.
The 40-year-old winner of 32 F1 races is the oldest among the racers in the caravan, but still finds the motivation to continue. "It's because I feel better than others," explained the Spaniard. “That will change when a racer comes along who will surpass me with his abilities. When I see that I am no longer good at the start, when I will no longer be good at preparing a race car, or when there will be someone sitting on the other side of the garage who will be a second faster than me on the lap. Then I might raise my hands and admit that the time has come for me to start thinking about something else. But now I feel the opposite, I like racing. ”
Alonso is this year scored points only in the race in Bahrain, and in the other races he had some problems with the car and collisions with other racers, leading to Alpine teammate Esteban Ocon scoring in the championship. is 18 points behind. "So far, the points have cost me some unfortunate moments that I couldn't control, but I'd rather end the season with better results than start it well and end it badly," he added.
