Fernando Alonso, the green giant

For his first race under the colors of Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso recalled that he was an insatiable driver by scoring a 99th career podium at the age of 41. A refreshing performance which formalizes the exceptional winter progress achieved by the English team, which is already on the heels of Ferrari.

Published on 06/03/2023 à 16:14

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Stainless Fernando Alonso © DPPI

Is it green, the color of rebirth and hope, that grew Fernando Alonso to slam the door of the blues last summer, in order to respond to the call of Lawrence's foot Stroll by joining a Silverstone team that has been nowhere for two years? Remember, the announcement of his arrival at Aston Martin, which took place the day after the Hungarian Grand Prix, took everyone by surprise, starting with enstone. The paddock took him for a madman and predicted yet another risky career choice for him, one of those which contributed to making him a “simple” double world champion, while two or three more crowns would have done more justice to the mark he will leave in the history of this sport.

Fernando Alonso is not far from breaking new records in Formula 1 © Xavi Bonilla / DPPI

In 2021, after failing to put Formula 1 behind him, the Spaniard came back with a knife between his teeth to triumph, and it was anything but window dressing or posturing. At the house of Alpine, it wasn't moving fast enough for his liking, so when Stroll and his XXL ambitions came to belly dance, Fernando Alonso didn't take long to be charmed. Who could have predicted, however, that he would not have to