"But I was still enjoying it and I had a fantastic season also in 2018. "That’s why I stopped Formula 1, because I had other things in my head," Alonso said. However, Alonso did admit that a form of weariness had set in at the end of 2018, in his final season with McLaren, that compelled him to step aside. I’m happy today, but I don’t think I was not happy in the last seasons." "That from 2007, everyone is surprised about how good I feel and how happy I am. "I think from 2007 and fighting with Hamilton in a British team, in a British environment, it was the wrong message that people perceived and people spread about me," he said. "And then when I was in endurance or Dakar or Indy: ‘Why are you so much more relaxed now? In Formula 1, you seemed frustrated, etc…’ And now it’s the same comment."Īlonso believes the distorted outside perception of his persona is rooted in his 2007 season with McLaren, when the Spaniard's tenure with the Woking-based outfit was cut short after just a single year. "Then I came back to McLaren in 2015, and it was the same comments: ‘Why are you so happy now? Because in Ferrari, you felt a little bit down the last two years and frustrated, and now you seem that even if you are not fighting for the championship and it was the bad seasons of Honda etc, you’re still quite happy off-track, so why that change from Fernando?’ "And I said yes, maybe it’s because of that, we have the same sense of humour, we have the same Latin character, so maybe that’s the reason why I’m happy. Read also: Alonso often laughed with Raikkonen about F1's 'fake world'."I remember perfectly, answering questions: ‘Why do you feel so happy now? Is it being in an Italian team and you are Spanish, it’s a better fit and you feel happy?’ "I probably disagree with that, because when I joined Ferrari, I had exactly the same questions from you guys," Alonso said at the end of last season.
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Last year, Alonso spent the early part of his comeback season with Alpine readjusting to life in F1's fast lane.Īlthough the 40-year-old embraced the new challenge, he disagrees with the assumption that he returned to the grid in 2021 a happier and more relaxed driver than he was in the past. 21-race 2016 F1 calendar approved, Austin TBCįernando Alonso denies that he is happier today in Formula 1 than he was in the past, insisting such a misconception goes all the way back to his difficult season alongside Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in 2007.Īlonso returned to the fray last year with Alpine after a two-year break from F1 during which the Spaniard indulged in racing opportunities at Le Mans, in the Indy 500 and at the Dakar Rally-raid.COTA boss unsure of F1's true support for USGP.BBC confirms it is dropping F1 coverage, Channel 4 steps in.Ecclestone: No ad breaks key to Channel 4 F1 deal.Ecclestone casts more doubt on 2016 USGP.Alonso in favour of expanded F1 championship.First Azerbaijan Grand Prix in jeopardy?.Elimination-style qualifying to be introduced in 2016.F1 not ready yet for new qualifying, admits Ecclestone.Revised qualifying format proposed for Melbourne.
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Full elimination qualifying gets green light for Melbourne.Reserve criticism over new qualifying - Williams.Ferrari leads pre-season engine token spending.F1 teams warned over radio coded messages.Qualifying change by Bahrain should be the target.Emergency meeting Sunday morning to address qualifying format.F1 looking to tweak elimination-based qualifying for Bahrain.Title battle still wide open, insists Allan McNish.Verstappen tops overtaking chart in 2016, sets new record.Where does Hamilton need to finish to clinch the title in Austin?.Gallery: Mercedes turns out in force to celebrate title triumph.Pirelli crunched the numbers: Which race had the most overtakes in 2017?.2017 review: Sauber battles through a year of change.2017 review: McLaren reaches the end of the road with Honda.
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