Alonso is missing

It was one of the few cars from the great world motorsports competition that he left to try. Aside from F1, in recent years Fernando Alonso has driven single-seater from IndyCar nasa Indianapolis 500, LMP1 ng World of Fighting includes Toyotaa Liger LMP2 within 24 hours of Daytona in 2018a Cadillac V4 of category IMSA DPI at the same iconic American event, and even competed in Dakar fighting for the best with a toyota-hilux after only a few months of preparation. But not only that, Alonso also tried a The Toyota Corolla’s Super TC2000 Argentine, as well NASCAR Chevrolet Camaro of 7 times champion Jimmie Johnson. For fantasy, Alonso just needs to drive a World Rally Car. And on the circuits only one of the celebrities is missing supercars Australians. And this Thursday, at the start of the 2022 F1 Australian GP, ​​the Spanish crossed the last one on the list by testing at the Circuit de Albert Park the Ford Mustang of the Tickford Castrol Team by Thomas Randle.

It was normal then that Fernando Alonso wore a huge smile from ear to ear. The pilot from Oviedo had a great time taming 650 hp around the remodeled Albert Park circuit, something he also did ‘Czech’ Perez at the wheel of Red Bull Ampol Racing Commodore.

The Spaniards and the Mexicans were the lucky ones on this occasion, but they were not pioneers. In Australia, local driver Daniel Ricciardo already earned this ‘prize’ in 2019, driving a Nissan Altima in Calder Park. Previously, in 2016, Jenson Button had already operated the Triple Eight Racing VE Holden Commodore V8 Supercar at the Mount Panorama Circuit.

Alonso and the Supercars, options for the future?

The truth is that when Fernando was not in F1 fulfilling dreams and setting other big challenges in various categories, it was rumored that the Oviedo man could be considered competing someday in the iconic race. In fact, his former McLaren boss, Zak Brown, acknowledged this in 2019: “He remains interested in Bathurst. He wants to race and win all the big races, and he considers the Bathurst 1000 one of them. I don’t think you will see him in 2019, but I won’t exclude him for the future. He reached his goal in the 24 Hours of Daytona, and considered Bathurst a great sporting event. I won’t be surprised to see him in one of our cars in the future. ”

“I talked to Zak, he clearly has a team in the Supercars and we talked about iconic races. that maybe they will be an interesting day to run, not in the short term, sure. But I’m not closing any door on anything. “Fernando Alonso himself commented on the matter in 2019. No one knows if Fernando will answer that challenge in the future when he definitely leaves F1 in a few years. But for now he can eliminate the bug to test one of these cars. Or maybe increase the desire to compete with Buthurst for the future.