Fernando Alonso denies the view that he is happier now than in the past in F1 and argues that such a misunderstanding dates back to the difficult season he teamed up with Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in 2007.
After taking a two-year break from F1, Fernando Alonso returned to Alpine and F1 last year. Meanwhile, Alonso indulged in racing opportunities at the Le Mans, Indy 500 and Dakar Rally.
Last year, Fernando Alonso spent the early part of the comeback season re-adjusting to F1’s fast lane life with Alpine.
Forty-year-old Fernando Alonso has embraced new challenges but disagrees with the view that he will return to the grid in 2021 as a happier and more relaxed driver than before.
“Probably I don’t agree with that, because when I joined Ferrari (in 2010) I got the exact same question from everyone,” Fernando Alonso told motorsport-total.com.
“I still remember well.’Why are you happy now? Because you’re an Italian team, you’re Spanish and it fits better?'” So I said, “Yes, maybe that’s the reason. We have the same sense of humor and the same Southern character. “
“I was also asked when I was at the World Endurance Championship, Dakar or Indy.’Why are you more relaxed? It seemed frustrating in F1′. And now I make the same statement again. ing”
“Then I returned to McLaren in 2015 and the comments were the same.’What is the reason you are so happy now? You’ve been a little depressed and frustrated over the last two years at Ferrari. I’m not competing for the championship right now and I’m having a bad season with Honda and others, but I still feel pretty happy off course. Is it because Fernando has changed? “
“I was also asked when I was at the World Endurance Championship, Dakar or Indy.’Why are you more relaxed? It seemed frustrating in F1′. And now I make the same comment again. ing”
Fernando Alonso believes that the distorted external perception of his persona is rooted in the 2007 season at McLaren. At this time, Alonso terminated his contract with McLaren in just one year and returned to Renault.
“When I fought (Lewis) Hamilton on a British team in 2007, in the British environment people misunderstood my impressions and spread the wrong message,” Fernando Alonso added.
“Everyone has been amazed at how good I feel and how happy I am since 2007.”
“So I don’t think it’s changed much. I’m happy today, but I don’t think the past seasons weren’t.”
However, Fernando Alonso admits that he had some sort of fatigue at the end of 2018, his last season with McLaren.
“That’s why I quit F1 because there was something else in my head,” Fernando Alonso said.
“But I still enjoyed it and had a great season in 2018. I planned the Indy 500 in 2017 with Zak (Brown) and had a great relationship with Stoffel (Vandoone) in 2018. Remember “
“It was fun to retire. Many things were still happening.”
“I’m happy, even if this message doesn’t reach everyone.”
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