Piquet Jr: “Alonso will win Le Mans”

Fernando Alonso made headlines again by playing in the Super Season of WEC and 24 Hours of Le Mans with Toyota Gazoo Racing in parallel with its program F1 with McLaren. The two-time F1 champion continues his dream of winning the Triple Crown with victory at the Monaco GP, 24 Hours of Le Mans and Indy 500.

Nelson Piquet Jr, the Asturian's former teammate at Renault F1, is convinced that the Spaniard will be able to win in Sarthe. The Brazilian, who saw his F1 career end with the “Crashgate” of the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix where the Brazilian deliberately caused an accident to allow his teammate to win on the Marina Bay track, fully supports the McLaren driver's project.

“Alonso has a strong character and he wants everything. He doesn't know how to share, warned Nelson Piquet Jr in an interview with Trademarks. But sometimes a great driver has to be like that and he is a great driver. He was champion a decade ago and remains one of F1's biggest stars. He will win Le Mans. »

The presence of Fernando Alonso in the WEC has sparked some controversy since the organizers of the World ChampionshipEndurance have decided tomove the 6 Hours of Fuji forward by one week to October 14, even if it means penalizing several drivers suffering from a clash with the final of theIMSA contested the same weekend in Petit Le Mans (Georgia).

“They changed Fuji's date so he could run there and take advantage of the situation. I will do the same with my eyes closed, added the resident of Panasonic Jaguar Racing in Formula e. I respect his desire to race at Indianapolis, Daytona and Le Mans. He doesn't do it for fame but because he likes to run. »