Many watched Fernando Alonso’s identity card in 2022. Many like, for example, Alpine. The French brand preferred to play with the double champion and with Oscar Piastri facing a future in which they had both and for which they exhausted both. One, the Australian, at McLaren; the other, the Asturian, at Aston Martin. Achieve podiums. Think in victory 33. Winning his third Formula 1 World Cup. And he could have longer than expected to achieve this.
For what Mark Webber, What knows Alonso very wellrevealed in statements for ‘Motorsport’, the age at which the double champion could put an end to his career in F1. With excellent form at 41, as he demonstrates on his Aston Martin debut, it looks like Fernando is still here for a while.
The oceanic, one of great friends that the Asturian had in the ‘paddock’ at the stadium of two in Formula 1, he sees Alonso during the occasional season more than he had and was signed by a team more than satisfied with him and having in his hands a car that is already running and can run further.
“Never exclude that…”
This is what Webber said: “He has the opportunity to stay more than two years. Never rule out that Fernando runs until he is 44.”
“He’s worried about being at home doing nothing. He’s had some tough years where he thinks he could have had a different career… But now you have another chance.” insist.
And confirms the potential of Aston Martin: “Now you can enjoy to manage a team to the next stage.”
“Everything that characterizes him is still there. The traits are there, what characterizes him is still there. He’s a competitor and he wants to fight people. It’s tenacious. It’s something that will never leave you,” says Webber.
“Of course Alonso is different from when he arrived”
The Australian, a veteran of teams like Red Bull, talks about age: “Of course when you get older everyone we mature and we have different priorities. Of course, it’s different from when it happened. He’s been in the paddock for 20 years.”
At the moment, at 41, Alonso is still one of the fastest drivers on the grid. At his speed, moreover, he adds the experience of 20 seasons in F1 and have tested in other engine categories.