The pilot of
F1 Fernando Alonso
(Alpine F1 Team) has recognized, before debuting with its
A521
on Saturday in the full -
time and Sunday matinee of the
test in Bahrain
, which will have to "
relearn
" things after two years without being in F1 but, on the other hand, he has been ambitious and optimistic about "winning races" in the future.
"
I feel that I have something left to do
, win races or championships in F1, and for that you need more than your motivation, you also need luck and a good car. It is something we have to do with Alpine, I cannot guarantee it but we will fight for races. and championships in the future. It is what we have in mind. But we do not run alone, "he acknowledged at a press conference this Friday.
In this sense, he assures that he returns to
close his journey with F1
with more success.
"The main reason for having returned is because I felt that I was at my best level, in the last couple of years. In recent months I was driving better than ever, and I had to make a decision on what would be the next challenge after
24 Hours or Indy
. Formula 1 is the best place I can be. "
Alonso, after diversifying his career in the
Dakar Rally
, endurance races such as the
24 Hours of Le Mans or the 'IndyCar
', returns after two years to Formula 1 and does so to the team with which he achieved his two world titles, although now it's called
Alpine
and not
Renault
.
"Some mechanics are the same"
"The team is very different and it is good news, if everything remained the same it would not be good. The factory has been updated and modernized, the technological power from now to 15 years ago is very different. I am very happy with everything I have seen. in factories.
There is talent, some mechanics are the same and that takes me back in time
and makes for a good atmosphere, "he acknowledged.
And with that atmosphere, and his work, he hopes to have a good 2021 World Championship but, above all, to prepare for the
F1
of the future, starting in 2022, with new settings.
"We have to maximize and reach perfection every weekend. We want to achieve good results. The races are challenges, we will have to be prepared and keep the energy fresh," he said.
Of course, it must be recycled as soon as possible.
"After being two years away from F1, there are some things that I will have to relearn again and get used to again. But in terms of driving, or the weekend work, it would have to go well because I have been racing every week. , I have not been at home without walking, "he added.
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