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The fever returns for Fernando Alonso

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Alonsomania has returned, at least as far as Formula 1 social media profiles are concerned. Despite Lewis Hamilton’s victory at Losail, and despite the fact that with this result the Briton has placed himself 8 points behind Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso was chosen by the fans as the driver of the day. Formula 1 has wanted to correspond to its followers with several videos of the Asturian, who at the Qatar premiere at the Great Circus, managed to get on the podium seven years later.

Perhaps the most emotional video is the one that shows how time has passed since then. At the top, Formula 1 shows Fernando Alonso crossing the checkered flag in second place at the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix, while he was still at Ferrari. In the lower one doing the same, as third, in the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix.

In turn, through an article, Formula 1 praised the Spanish feat in Losail: “ Fernando Alonso achieved his first podium for Alpine and his first in Formula 1 since Hungary 2014 , 105 races ago, a record interval between consecutive podiums ”. “Before tonight, Alonso had never been on the podium, while Verstappen , who made his Formula 1 debut at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, has been on the grid, ” he added by way of curiosity.

Alonso, at the height of Schumacher and Mansell

” In the last 35 years, apart from Alonso, only 2 other drivers over 40 have been on the podium (Michael Schumacher, Europe 2012, and Nigel Mansell, Australia 1994)”, highlighted Formula 1. For all this he understood the choice of Fernando Alonso fans as driver of the day, something he wanted to put on record in his networks.

The “ olé, olé ” from Oviedo after crossing the checkered flag is another of the moments that Formula 1 wanted to show with a video.

The celebration of Fernando Alonso

As soon as he parked the car, Fernando Alonso thanked his engineers for the work done in Qatar. With them, in the closed park, their celebration began.

The two-time champion returned to the podium and did so, nothing more and nothing less, than with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen . All three left an image for history as it was the first Formula 1 race held in Qatar.

After the formal ceremony, the celebration of the Alpine team began. Esteban Ocon, who finished fifth in the Qatar Grand Prix, was also present. Despite the fact that the French team had come tied on points for fifth place in the Constructors’ World Cup with AlphaTauri , they are leaving Losail with a 25 advantage.

On a happy day for the Alpine team, in which they took an important step towards achieving the goal they set at the beginning of the season, fifth place in the Constructors’ World Championship, Fernando Alonso was the definition of happiness. This is something that Formula 1 also reflected on its social networks.

Alonso asked for forgiveness in networks

Fernando Alonso , for his part, wrote on his social networks: “ Podio 98 is already at home. Sorry for the delay ”.

Another who used them was Esteban Ocon to congratulate his partner in Alpine. “Mega race today. All my congratulations to Fernando Alonso for his podium . P5 of P9 for me, the car was on fire ”, he celebrated.

Alpine and the unpublished images of Alonso’s celebration

Finally, he also shared exclusive content on his networks about the celebration of Fernando Alonso, the Alpine team.

 

 

 

The statements of Fernando Alonso

Formula 1 also echoed the words of Fernando Alonso after his exhibition in Qatar: “I had been waiting for this for a long time , this podium was made to be prayed for, it is 98, but between 97 and 98 there was a very big pause. I am grateful to everyone who waited for it, who trusted that one day I would be on the podium again . Happy that it was a good weekend, with good competition, there has been no chaos or anything strange. We share the podium with Hamilton and Verstappen, not with … with all due respect, with any other. I am very happy, grateful to everyone who has been waiting for so many years and was always there by my side and trusting ”.

“ I have returned to try to fight to be champion once again, 2022 offers us a restart in terms of competitiveness . If we are not fast next year, it will be our fault, because we have not done things well, it is not like this year which is a continuation of last year, so we have that opportunity, to see if things turn out well for us. This type of tire management, the exit, Turn 2 or understanding the strategy a bit, without 2021 I would not have been ready for 2022, I had to go through a transition period. This year was part of ‘the plan’, to be a little more used to next year , “he added optimistically.

” Hopefully we will reach 100 podiums one day, soon or hopefully for 99 we won’t have to wait as long as for 98 “, Fernando Alonso concluded.

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