“He’s the last guy you want to be hanging out with for two hours in your mirrors”– Former Red Bull superstar thinks Fernando Alonso is still a magician on racedays
Former Red Bull driver Mark Webber thinks Fernando Alonso is still a magician on the track during race days at the age of 40.
Fernando Alonso returned to Formula 1 with Alpine, aiming to compete for the championship in a few years. And for them, Alonso could be a good mentor.
After Kimi Raikkonen’s retirement after this year, Alonso will become the oldest driver on the grid. Yet, Mark Webber thinks he is still a magician on the track.
“Fernando, he is driving well,” judged Webber, speaking on the latest F1 Nation podcast. “Has he got that last two tenths that Max and Lewis will have in qualifying? I don’t think so.”
“Has he got the knowledge, the nous of how to strip down and pull a racing afternoon together? Unbelievable. The guy is still a bit of a magician, we know that.”
“His starts… he loves positioning the car in that first sector. If you go back through all of his on-boards, he’s always snooping around that outside anyway. That’s where he always is, it can be a bit of a high-risk manoeuvre…”
“I guess I used to hang out with him a bit on the track so I know where, generally, he would end up and be – and he’s the last guy you want to be hanging out with for two hours in your mirrors.”
Next year can be exciting for Fernando Alonso
Webber is excited about Alonso’s performances for 2022, provided Alpine provides him with a great car. The new regulations are touted to disturb the status quo of the F1 grid.
“So let’s see how next year goes with the new car; that’ll be interesting. [A] new car for him, next year will be interesting.,” said Webber. “This year, he’ll be floating around where he is and he can do a good job with it, there’s no question about that, but next year will be fascinating.”
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