The 2005 and 2006 double Formula 1 world champion, Fernando Alonso, will make his comeback in the paddock in 2021. By joining Renault, the Spaniard can allow the French team "to seek the best possible result" , says Alain Prost, special adviser to the diamond company on the circuit, at the microphone of Europe 1.

It was the return of a legend in the stable that saw him explode in the eyes of the whole world: Fernando Alonso will return next year in Formula 1 at Renault, the team in which he won two championship titles. world, in 2005 and 2006. At nearly 39 years old, the Spanish driver can still give Renault his "experience" and "incredible motivation", wants to believe Alain Prost, special advisor to the French team interviewed on Europe 1, Wednesday.

Alonso, "an engine" for Renault

"Fernando Alonso is still the only world champion with Renault in 2005 and 2006", immediately recalls the Frenchman, quadruple world champion with McLaren and Williams. "He will bring us all his experience with great teams, even if he could not be champion, neither with McLaren, nor with Ferrari. He is an engine because we know that he will push us. Even if he didn't have a very competitive car, he's going to show us how to get points at all costs, the best possible result, get the most out of the car. "

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The Spaniard, who had retired from F1 at the end of 2018 with the hope of returning to it in a competitive position in the future, will find a young and ambitious team, symbolized by the French Esteban Ocon, 23 years old. "They will have to work extremely well together, hand in hand. Esteban Ocon will also be able to benefit from this experience and it can make it grow even faster", anticipates Alain Prost.

Age problem?

But Fernando Alonso will be the second oldest driver in the paddock, after Finnish Kimi Raïkkönen, 41. Is he able to regain his best level, the one that allowed him to win two coronations after the Schumacher era? "There is always a small risk, it's obvious," concedes Alain Prost. "But on the other hand, experience cannot be bought. We know that it will not be 10 years in F1. You have to make the most of your assets."