Fernando Alonso he came to his paddock Albert Park In Melbourne, he became the world’s greatest hero. Australian GP41 years old. More than two decades after his F1 debut with Minardi in 2001, the Asturian driver has had one of his best debuts of the season, with two podium finishes in Bahrain and Arabia. Red Bull dominationWith two doubles for Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez it seems indisputable, Aston Martin seems to be the only team that can come close to the mighty RB19 in the near future.
Smiling and very relaxed, Fernando shared a press conference with the current champion and leader of the World Cup. maximum verstappen and he spoke of his #33 ‘viral’ victory of his sports career: “I hope he comes soon and we can go to 34”, he set off defiantly and with very high morale after finally getting a car that let him fight. front area of the grill. “We arrived confidently, from now on the car will change. We will develop some parts for Baku or Imola and see how competitive we are and whether we can maintain this pace. Now we are very happy.”
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“Max still wears number one, so Next year I will order 33 for myself”, He joked to Alonso, who was grateful for the continuation of his season in Spain and his high expectations: “It’s crazy to see him again so enthusiastic about Formula 1 in my country because of everything that has happened. They enjoyed it.” The first two podiums and the race in Barcelona will be huge again.” Appointment June 2-4.
Verstappen, a publicized fan of Alonso, responded to his specific request for the number: “33 is a good number. Fernando should have won more races, he deserves more wins. I would be very happy to see you win 33 but I want to see you win more. We’ll see. I think we have a good chance in Australia but we have to have a good weekend.”
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Alonso also celebrated his 100th podium in F1 numerically after much controversy in Arabia, when the FIA initially handed him a penalty that left him fourth after the race and brought him back to third place hours later: “It feels good to reach that figure, but obviously You don’t really concentrate on that when you’re in the championship. you only think about next weekendAs we did after Jeddah. At the moment, we are very pleased with the car’s performance in the first two races. We were better than expected, especially Jeddah was a pleasant surprise, so we came here with great confidence. It is similar to Jeddah here. I wish it was 33, but you have to be realistic. Anything can happen.”
In the starting box extension as agreed by the FIA Expand 20cm from the Australian GP After a penalty for Alonso on the grid in Arabia, he admitted his mistake: “It was my fault for not being in the right position in Jeddah. The view was not correct. We focused on the yellow line, not the position. .But it wasn’t to gain an advantage. You arrive on the grid looking sideways and focus on not crossing the yellow line .A new middle line helps a lot… It’s better to make the box wider, but we’ll see you in Monaco or Imola”.