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
good job race ready score seems team
I'm happy. The team has done a good job with the car, the R26 seems very competitive, and we are ready to go to the first race to try and score a lot of points.
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.
barcelona coverage million people race three watching
In Spain, three years ago, there was no coverage for the races. Now we have 7 million people watching the race and Barcelona is completely full.
ahead car cars four gap losing maybe moments quite risk safety seconds three time understand victory
I didn't understand some moments of the race, when I was maybe 20 seconds ahead and the gap disappeared after three or four safety cars in 10 laps. But I think the car was perfect. There wasn't any risk of losing victory at any time so I was quite confident.
check four opening teams winter
Honda, Ferrari, McLaren and Renault have been the four big teams in winter testing, and now we must check in the opening races.
basically lucky passed quick speed tenth
He overtook me for a tenth of a second. He passed really quick. I was lucky enough to not touch. Basically the speed was too quick and I had no reaction. I was lucky.
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.
challenge change finding lap last occasions opportunity quick strategy teams three
For the drivers, it will not change too much. I think the challenge is more for the teams and engineers, finding the right strategy and working very quickly. Last year, we had one opportunity for a quick lap. Now, we have at least three occasions when we have to set a lap time.
airplane successful littles
Totally uneventful. It was a very successful first flight. To be honest, it was a little bit boring.
reality thinking race
It was a bit of a surprise for us that we had problems in Hungary. But in reality, I think the car could have been pretty competitive with a trouble-free race.
jobs looks world
I look at myself as someone who has been very lucky - my job is also what I enjoy most in the world, and I can make my life doing it.
race lost starting
The race is lost. You can't overtake here and I'm starting from 15th... It's over already.
thinking america people
I like America, and I think probably the American people like me.
sports country strong
I am very proud of what we have built in Spain, because it is not a traditional Formula 1 country. I think we have found passionate fans, and built up a strong culture for the sport - and things are improving every day, with more and more people getting interested.