Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso Díaz audio is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a double World Champion who is currently racing for McLaren-Honda...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth29 July 1981
CityOviedo, Spain
CountrySpain
along desire dream formula good leave obviously passion performance possibilities sad succeed team true
To become part of a team with such a desire to succeed and passion for performance is a dream come true for any Formula One driver. Obviously I will be sad to leave Renault but sometimes possibilities come along which are just too good to miss.
believe best came choose chosen contract family finished formula gave higher leave motivation possible season stage team time
Things change. It's a new story. Renault has been my family from the time I came into formula one. I gave them a lot and they gave me a lot. But I think I've finished a stage in my career. When you come to the end of a contract you can choose and I've chosen what I believe is the best team for my future. But it's important to leave in the best possible way. The motivation for this season is even higher because we have the No1 and No2 on the car.
cannot clear formula maintain next people praise race separation strange truth
Formula One is a strange world but if you have clear values, you can maintain the separation between truth and fiction. If people praise you, you cannot let it go to your head, because at the next race you could be criticized.
achieved dream formula maximum win
It was always a dream to win the Formula One title. It's the maximum that I have ever achieved in my life.
feeling formula last leading quite race won year
Last year I was leading the race when I retired, and I have won here in Formula 3000, so I am feeling quite confident,
came dream easy formula four job season since true
All season has been a dream come true for Renault, even more because it is four years since Renault came into Formula One and now we are champions. It was not an easy job to do.
confident fight formula good happy next potential year
For the future, it will be a good fight because he is very young. We can be in Formula One a very long time. I am really happy and confident for next year because the potential is here in the team.
conditions far shown strong
So far we have shown we are strong in all conditions on all tracks.
china perfect pressure punish until
McLaren have the pressure to be perfect until China (the season's finale), and if they are not, we will be there to punish them.
We are the champions, we are the champions,
tests though win
We'll try to win even though in the tests McLaren was faster.
gamble played
We did the right thing. We didn't need to take the gamble and played it safe.
eight maximum
For me it's a simple sport and a simple way to live these seven or eight years of maximum sport.
beat extra happiness michael year
To beat Michael this year was really an extra happiness for me.