“At only 11 years old, David Alonso already has a charisma that few can attain”

David Alonso is the good bet of Nico Terol seven years ago. And after so much time together, the Colombian proved him right by winning the title of Moto3 world champion, breaking many records and surprising the world.

Nicothe last 125cc world champion, has been with the 18-year-old rider since he arrived in the structure of the Aspar Team, and has seen the evolution of his pupil all these years. In a conversation with MD, Terol explained what he believed to be the characteristics in which the Colombian has developed the most since his inception.

“At the age of 11, David already has a charisma that few can reach. because as a person he is complete in all sections. And well, as a pilot he was the bomb. For me, where it has evolved a lot is maturity. He always looks more mature than his age. Likewise, I also always tell him that he is very slow in everything except riding a motorcycle. “He needs his time to stretch, to talk to people… he stops with everyone because he is special.”

“But where it thrives most is in its ability to understand what it needs to be better. That gives an extra point and what he always has is his feet on the ground.”

The bad weather

As David Alonso himself explained in an interview with MD, in the middle of the season, although the results did not indicate it, he ran out of energy and went through a very complicated emotional patch. Terol, who knows what it’s like to fight and win a championship and used that experience, explained to us how they dealt with it.

“I found a group of people here in Alcoy for him to go out on his bike and I told him it was normal. We normalized it. When I was champion, I had an overtraining crisis. You need to get to the bottom, understand and see what motivations you need to regain energy. You have to get the best version of the strength you have. If at that moment you have 60% energy, you have to get the best version of that 60%. We need to rest,” he explained.

The invisible David

If David Alonso is characterized by one thing, it is his composure both on the track and in front of the cameras when the races are over. But what’s inside the box?

“He was always smiling. Very meticulous and hardworking. It is true that he is also very self-critical. When you see where you can improve, you take that extra step to see how to achieve it: in telemetry, mentality… very polished there. But he also likes to joke, spend time with his people, He pays attention to each team member and makes him specialsaid Nico.

The challenge of Moto2

The transition from Moto3 to Moto2 was not easy. An outlier like Acosta has to suffer in year one to reap rewards in year two. On the other hand, the Aspar team themselves saw how It’s GuevaraMoto3 champion with the Spanish team, has been struggling in the middle of the grid for two years. For this reason, they are in no rush for what is to come. Nico wants to make Alonso feel that there will come a time when they will suffer.

“I hope you can enjoy the moment, that you are giving yourself time. Moto2 is the most rogue category and you have to be ready to go through a crisis. You must be mentally prepared to be in positions you are not used to. When things go well, it’s so easy, but you have to be prepared when that doesn’t happen and don’t throw in the towel. “You shouldn’t underestimate any driver and it’s going to be hard,” he explained in conclusion.