David Alonso and his beautiful message a few hours before becoming champion

David Alonso make history in Japanese GP. With the tenth victory of the season he equaled Joan Mir’s record as the driver with the most victories in a season. Moto3. However, that stayed in the background as 25 points helped him win first world champion title.

It was the first time the Colombian had to finish the championship but he didn’t go out and think. A tenth victory in 16 races sealed the title. The pilot of 18 years He has been calm these days but when he admitted after being crowned there was a nervousness where he expressed all his feelings.

“I dread to think How my life will change in less than 24 hours. It was late and I just wanted to cry, I looked in the mirror, I looked at myself “Tomorrow you will be the world champion” and my eyes watered. I don’t know if I really know the situation, or if I’m ready for it, This is the dream I’ve wanted since I was a kid, and now, now that it’s right in front of me, just hours away, it seems the furthest away. Fortunately, I usually sleep well, at least I don’t lose sleep, or I don’t know. All I know is, if tomorrow around twelve, I am reading the letter, it means yes, I have achieved it, sorry, we have achieved it,” he wrote to the team’s press officer, as reported on DAZN.

Advice from other champions

After becoming champion, in the press corralito he thought that he had just signed his name in history. First Colombian driver in history to become world champion. A process that requires advice from other champions.

“I don’t know what to say, thank you and thank everyone who made it possible and helped me, especially in difficult times, to get here. I feel very lucky to be able to experience it.. On Saturday night everything was normal, but after the meeting in the afternoon I didn’t feel like I could be world champion. When I got to the hotel I stood in front of the mirror and said to myself: ‘Tomorrow you can be a champion.’ I started to cry, my sensitive side came out, but I found that it was good to cry.“What I cried yesterday I’m not crying today,” he said in the playpen.

“From Indonesia, I asked everyone I met what time to play the World Cup. JOan Mir was the first, he told me that at that moment I wanted to go to make sure he would catch up with me, that I had to go willingly.r. Here at Motegi, Bagnaia, Márquez, told me not to worry and pressure to win here, which could win the next race. But I was afraid to go to Australia, it might rain there, it would take longer… I want to get it out of my mind. And they told me not to think about it, to relax,” he said in conclusion.