“Alonso will do the same in 44”

Fernando Alonso impressed all Formula 1 fans in the 2023 season, showing a tremendous level of competitiveness on what the Asturian considers to be one of his best driving courses of his entire long career. Whenever he has a podium car, he takes advantage of it. He achieved 5 drawers in the first 6 appointments. In Canada and the Netherlands he achieved two more without a podium car thanks to his better adaptation to difficult conditions, by hands, working his famous magic. And in Sao Paulo he won his 8th of the year, beating ‘Checo’ with the worst car. After that exhibition in Brazil, Alex Palou spoke to Mundo Deportivo in an interview where he praised the driver from Oviedo.

“What Alonso did in Brazil was very difficult. I saw it live and it was amazing, above all, I think defending with the same car is always difficult, and defending smartly the way he did for 10 lap is very difficult. But if you have a car that is worse and you don’t have DRS, it has great merit,” he reasoned, Fernando Alonso will surely continue at this level for many years.

“Do I understand that he is doing it at the age of 42? I think he will do it at 44. I don’t think that (age) will prevent him (from his best performance). In fact, as he said and as I saw with my teammate Scott Dixon, who is 43 years old, they don’t lose speed. Some people lose it, but there are others like Fernando or Dixon who don’t lose it and are smarter, have more experience and make plays like that that leave you speechless.” , argues this newspaper.

What Palou wants to learn from Alonso

The two-time IndyCar champion (this year he achieved his second crown with more efficiency), despite the enormous level shown this year in the American single-seater competition, ensured that he still has a lot of room for development and motor sport. you never stop improving, learn. In that sense, MD asked him about the qualities he would like to have from Fernando Alonso or Max Verstappen to add to his current driving style.

“Ugh! There are always things… for example, the strategy of defending, knowing how to defend at all times and reading the race a little better. That’s why I would stick with some things from Alonso. Also with some starts, which We don’t need it in IndyCar because they are being launched. And from Max (Verstappen), I would stick with the speed. From each one I will take some things and put them in my pocket,” said Palou.

Alonso, Hamilton or Verstappen?

Furthermore, Alonso got wet when asked if he would stick with Fernando Alonso, Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton. “Well, I have a lot of friendship with Max Verstappen, I do quite a few races with his virtual team with him. Just because of the friendship and having shared a team with him in karts… I stay with Max. What he is doing in F1 is incredible. With “A superior car, but it has merit. In the end, no one can catch up to it. So I’ll stick with Max,” he concluded.