Fernando Alonso He repeated it several times. It is clear. He wants to compete “two or three more years in F1” and then he has some plans. He does not know if he will return to the Indianapolis 500, although he may want to try again to win the ‘Triple Crown’. What is clear to him, as he said last year and repeated this course, is that he will return to Dakar with total security in the future.
Fernando Alonso He enjoyed his debut in Dakar 2020, with a rhythm that is always among the best in his first participation behind the wheel of a toyota hiluxeven reaching the goal of winning the stages, something he was finally unable to do due to the rollover he suffered in the first part of the marathon stage, the day he was on fire for that victory.
“If I return to Dakar it will be to fight to win”, he said arriving at the finish line before the Spanish press present in Saudi Arabia. And that goal remains intact in his mind. He debuted at Toyota and continues to talk to his star, the current leader of the Dakar Nasser Al-Attiyahas well as the team leader toyota gazzo racing on the hardest date in the world, glyn hall. World of sports Took advantage of the rest day in Riyadh to go to the Toyota tent and talk to both of them, to get answers that can be used to understand the path that Fernando Alonso can take once he leaves Formula 1.
“He continues to maintain a very close relationship with the Dakar. The last time I spoke to Fernando, he told me that he wanted to return to the Dakar and that he wanted to come back to do the Dakar in three years when he finished his stage in F1 with the aim of winning this race. He thinks he can win. Fernando is very smart and fully understands that he can’t be here in just one year.”comments of the head of the Dakarian structure of Toyotawho did not hesitate to prove that the Asturian can achieve that goal: “There is no doubt that I can win the Dakar”which highlights the many things he saw in Oviedo in his Dakarian premiere.
“I’ve seen his skills, his dedication, the mental strength he has, and it doesn’t matter that he has to train the mechanical issues. He’s one of the team. It’s great to have him here.”Glyn’s argument in this newspaper.
A quick preparation
According to Hall, after the demanding training he had to do for 7 months in 2019 to get to the Dakar ready to compete in its debut in 2020, his preparation should be less when he returns.
“I don’t need a lot of training to get back to the Dakar because Fernando is learning fast. Probably, at that time he trained for 5,000 or 6,000 kilometers, so, depending on the time available, I think it’s 2,000 or 3,000 kilometers and he will be ready” he argued in this regard.
“He needs a race, but it’s more than that: he’ll need to train for a lot of other things besides competing. It’s more complicated than that.”
As for the result that Fernando can get in his first year back in Dakar, Hall does not rule out that he can fight for the win from the start. “You never know, because it’s a very complicated sport. Maybe he can do it in his first year. Fernando and the rest of us did a fantastic job in his Dakar debut”.
Nasser Al-Attiyah, who occasionally exchanged messages in Spanish, was more circumspect. “Every driver needs many years to win. But sometimes, you hope to be on the podium or in the top-5 and win stages. But to win the Dakar, you have to have experience. In his debut, it’s a shame that he didn’t win any stage, but he can come back next time when he decides to stop F1 and win special stages, for sure.” ”, said the Qatari, 4-time Dakar champion, to this newspaper.
toyota loves you
“Look at Carlos (Sainz), who is still at his best. Alonso will have all the time in the world to achieve it”, added the leader of the Toyota Dakar team, Glyn Hall, about a Fernando Alonso who sincerely hopes that he will once again trust Toyota to return to the desert.
“I’m sure that Fernando Alonso will have the option to return to different manufacturers, not necessarily with Toyota. There is Audi, although I don’t know for how long, there is BRX, Toyota and maybe many other brands will come ”, said Nasser who didn’t want to ‘read’. What his boss did: ”I think it’s with us. I’d be angry if it wasn’t. But it’s your choice,” he concluded with a laugh. Toyota is waiting for you.
Source: La Verdad
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