You won’t believe: Fernando Alonso’s surprising superstition he repeats before every race

Fernando Alonso all the fans of the team were surprised Formula 1 by Aston Martin by revealing some of the superstitions he had in his sports career, hobbies or things he did at one point in his career to ward off bad luck. But most of all, he drew attention to one that he still maintains and that he repeats every Sunday of the race.

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Fernando believes that in the F1 paddock and on the grid of every race, many people bring him bad luck. So, when he goes to the garage, or when he goes from his position to the pre-race ceremony, as well as when he returns to the car, he always remains alert and tries to avoid contact with any of these people. This was revealed by the pilot himself.

“I still have a few superstitions. Less so now, though. So, you know, the flame retardant underwear we have under the coveralls, you could do different things. We used to cut the sleeves, we used to cut the pants too. Now we can’t do that, obviously because of regulations, but I still try to avoid certain people who I think will bring me bad luck.”argument.

“Even if I see people on the gridiron and someone wants to shake my hand, I try to avoid it. If I shake someone’s hand I try to find my physio or something as a way to clean that hand of bad luck and stuff like that.” added.

“I always avoid the same people because they are still here 20 years later. So, you know, I have to be very careful. It’s a very stressful Sunday morning for me.”He finished smiling.

In Hungary he came to the pre-ceremony on the horn

In fact, in F1 Hungarian GPMD is a witness as Fernando Alonso He made the most of the time he had to appear at the finish line, to listen to the Hungarian national anthem with the other drivers before the race started. The Spaniard ran down the side of the straight, still full of press and personality, and introduced himself seconds before the anthem began to play. He was in a hurry, so he avoided shaking hands with anyone and accomplished the goal he narrated in the video. After the anthem, he left with his physio with a steady stride before returning to the grid to get into his car.