The Fernando Alonso of always looks beyond 2021

Some voices from the ‘paddock’ sentenced Alonso already in training that opened the season in Bahrain. They argued with data and reports that “the human eye loses reflections” when one dismisses thirty. “The Alpine is like that bad McLaren of 2018,” it was also heard. “Ocon is the reference of the team,” said a leader. The The same experts surrendered to the two-time Spanish champion after his express comeback in Baku (passed three cars in the rush final), the first magic lap in the sprint of Silverstone (He overtook six pilots) and the fierce defense over Hamilton that gave the victory to his teammate in Hungaroring.

Budkowski, head of the team, he usually talks about “the magic of Alonso” when their star driver hits a good afternoon and so far in 2021, they have been the majority: he has scored points in eight races out of eleven, the last six times in a row, and no one equals that streak of regularity on the grid. It was difficult to settle in Q3 on Saturdays because there was no feeling with the power steering and the feel of the Pirelli tires, but since Azerbaijan he has been a fixture in the top-10 (only missing in Austria, when Vettel hindered him) and turned the qualifying match against his teammate. 6-5 is imposed both on a lap and in the race, although Ocon adds one more point in the table thanks to the 25 that he took from Hungary.

The Asturian, who turned 40 on July 29, has been answering questions about age and speed for months after missing the World Cup for two years. “That this is not like football or cycling, here it does not influence,” he joked recently. In his interview with AS he slipped that his second spell in F1 won’t be short: “Will surely be here in 2024“. He already has the applause of the critics, he has even agreed to team leaders who live in the antipodes of Alonsism: Horner applauded his restraint to Hamilton,” he looked like a Red Bull pilot “, and Wolff defined him as” one of the best in the race “.

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More spectacular than effective

He beats her in his 2021 season. Great fights, always showing his face, but fighting for the ‘stone’ of the points. Eleventh gear on the table and the Alpine doesn’t have much else either. Fernando usually points to the “eighth, ninth or tenth” as the “natural position” of a car that does not stand out in anything, for good and for bad, and that can consolidate as fifth car ahead of Aston Martin and Alpha Tauri. The Renault was fast on low-downforce circuits like Spa-Francorchamps, where F1 returns this weekend, but the Alpine A521 doesn’t follow those patterns. The Belgian GP will look nothing like Hungary.

A loose podium seems difficult this yearAlthough given the equality of the midfield and the recent mistakes by ‘big’ cars, nothing is impossible. Ocon’s triumph gives wings to the team and is the best example. However, Alonso’s goals go well beyond 2021 and prioritize full preparation, plus the team’s progress in the factory, garage and car, with a view to changing the rules from 2022 onwards, when he does consider fighting for podiums and victories under normal conditions. His philosophy is simple: “From the second, everyone loses; the only thing you do if you don’t have a winning car is prepare for when that moment comes.”

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