translated from Spanish: Fernando Alonso says goodbye to Formula 1: what will be its future

its recent seasons have been a “martyrdom” with a car that did not respond to the expectations and that was slowly away from the highest category of world Motorsport. The future will be different to the Spanish Fernando Alonso, who announced this Tuesday, August 14, his departure from Formula 1.

The current McLaren-Renault pilot be dismissed from the category where won two titles on November 25 in the Grand Prize of Abu Dhabi on Yas Marina.

Saturday 11 August it had anticipated that Tuesday would a story to his followers through your account Twitter. He eventually confirmed the rumors and decided not to run in Formula 1 in 2019.

However, this determination away has to do with a final goodbye to the race tracks. The ultimate goal of the Asturian today is to get the Triple Crown: i.e. to win the Monaco Grand Prix in F1 (did twice in 2006 and 2007), the 24 hours of Le Mans (succeeded this year); and the 500 miles of Indianapolis, where ran in 2017, but had to leave for a break in the engine when he was fighting at the top.

This last competition will be the obsession of Alonso to get something that only a pilot managed in history when in 1972, English Graham Hill won the 24 hours of Le Mans and completed the Triple Crown. To do this, it is likely that the Spanish will join the American IndyCar Series, the category where there is a historic race in Indianapolis.

The triumph of Alonso in the 24 hours of Le Mans | Photo: Instagram (@fernandoalo_oficial) currently, the Asturian, as well as the F1, racing in the season of the Championship of the world resistance (WEC), which has won two victories, including the 24 hours of Le Mans.

Seventeen seasons and two Titulosalonso had his debut in Formula 1 with the old Minardi team in 2001. After a year as a test pilot, became the officer of Renault in 2003 season where he got his first victory in the Grand Prix of Hungary on 24 August.

His greatest hits in the mother of world Motorsport category came in 2005 and 2006, when he managed the Boca in the world after beating the heptacampeon Michael Schumacher and the Finn Kimi Räikkönen.

Alonso cut the spate of five consecutive World Championships from Schumacher | Photo: Instagram (@fernandoalo_oficial)
in 2007 was your first step by McLaren, where he met the reigning F1, Lewis Hamilton, who played its debut season. In 2008 and 2009, he returned to Renault, before flowing into Ferrari team that reached three runner ups (2010, 2012 and 2013).

Then, he returned to McLaren, although it wouldn’t be the same. The low yields of the Honda engine and several dropouts ended up place Alonso in posts 17 th, 10 th and 15 th seasons 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. Before this, it was decided to switch to Renault as a biker in search of improvements, but, while the results show improvements, they ended up cause the farewell of the Asturian. 

Alonso retired formula 1 formula 1 motor racing

Original source in Spanish

Related Posts