Alonso’s ironic reaction to Hamilton signing for Ferrari: “It wasn’t his dream a few months ago”

In the press conference to present the new Aston Martin for the 2024 season, with the majority of the English media in said telematic conference, it is inevitable that there will be talk about the future of the Spaniard, which he left up in the air and even opening the option of his retirement until the end of the year, as was the talk of the ‘bombshell’ a few weeks ago, when the signing of Lewis Hamilton for Ferrari for 2025 was announced.

The Spaniard made sure he found out about the Englishman’s arrival at Ferrari for the 2025 season a day later, because when it was announced he spent the whole day in training, isolated, without looking at phones or the news. But he ignored it.

“I didn’t stay long (in the news). I was training that day so I missed all the stress from everyone and I found out about it a day later on the news. Maybe it was a surprise, I won’t lie. Not because of the change itself, just because from the outside it seems that he (Hamilton) is very attached to Mercedes and very loyal to them. A bit unexpected, but I don’t know the reasons behind it, I don’t know what happened, but I didn’t pay much attention to it either. Maybe, next winter will be more about it, because there is still a year (for Hamilton’s arrival at Ferrari) and I haven’t spent much time here.

“Ferrari is special, but winning is even more special”

Although the Asturian already offered to answer this question about the Englishman in a press conference where the spotlight should be on the new 2024 car, the Aston Martin AMR24, and the project of the green team, the English press continued in He loaded her and continued asking about Lewis. Even for the advice Alonso would give Hamilton in a team as special as Ferrari.

“I don’t know,” Alonso responded before letting loose a few sentences with a certain irony. The first, related to the surprising decision of a Lewis who always said he wanted to continue with Mercedes and retire there. The second, in connection with the many years that Ferrari did not win, that is why Alonso himself decided to leave the Maranello team in 2024, tired of waiting for a championship car that did not come.

“Two months ago, that wasn’t his childhood dream, I think. So it’s something different. I don’t have much to comment on. Hope you enjoy the experience, This is a very special team, but… it’s even more special when you win. This is what you need, to win. And how many years have passed since they had such a fast car and they were fighting for such a big thing, and maybe Lewis can bring that extra to fight for the championship,” said the Asturian, who does not doubt that a great champion like Lewis Hamilton could be the ingredient Ferrari needs to take another step in coming years.

“The car was there at the end of last year, when with a very dominant Red Bull, Ferrari managed to be faster than them in many classifications. So I think the car can be fast enough,” added Fernando Alonso, Continued They asked him about Hamilton and Ferrari. Another question is about how a driver will deal with one last year in a team knowing that he will leave for another team the following year, as in the case of Hamilton, or as in his case in 2006. .

“I am good in the team, very relaxed and with a very good atmosphere in the team. For me not that much has changed. It probably changed a little bit for the team throughout the season because they had to try some things or schedule some things for next year and I wasn’t involved in that because they wanted to keep some things from me, which bright But for the pilot I don’t think it will change much. From a team perspective, try to hide some things in the second half of the team.”

Finally, Fernando Alonso was asked if Lewis Hamilton could bring the engineers to Ferrari. Fernando’s brief response made it clear that he preferred to continue the press conference discussing other topics: “I don’t know. I have no information. “I don’t care what Lewis does.”