Fernando Alonso, who will turn 41 next July, spoke about his future in Formula 1 after the presentation of the new Alpine single-seater in Paris. The Asturian pilot confessed that his first choice would be to continue in 2023 but that before that he will wait to see how his famous ‘Plan’ unfolds,
The Alonso contract at Alpine expires at the end of this season and in case Fernando decides to continue, both parties will sit down to negotiate a possible extension of the agreement in the middle of the year. “Obviously there will come a time when I will have to make a decision and think what is best for 2023. I don’t know what I will do. Right now I feel very motivated, happy, I really enjoyed last year, my return to the F1, I really want to face this challenge in 2022, so if I had to decide now, I would say yes because I feel like I have the power to continue, but I don’t know, in the middle of the year or so I will decide, “he explained.
Alonso he recalled that the new rules were “the reason why I decided to return to the World Cup. 2021 was a warm-up, but now 2022 is the real opportunity. We have the budget ceiling, all the teams should spend the same money. I hope we can fight for podiums , for points regularly, we can be in Q3 on Saturdays without too much stress. Last year was good, but we need to take a step forward and we need to see it, “he insisted.
“A first victory would feel like something special, it would mean a lot. I think victories come step by step, there are no miracles. It is true that we won a race last year with Esteban, but it was a combination of things that happened that day, but Normally in Formula 1 you have to get there step by step. That’s why I say that with these rules we have this opportunity to hopefully fight for podiums and if you fight for podiums every weekend, victory comes in the end. And if you fight for podiums and for victories maybe the following year you fight for the Championship, you are a contender for the title or something like that”, argued a hopeful Fernando Alonso.