Alonso gives 200 per cent for Aston Martin: 'Don't do it for fun'
08:00, 19 Feb 2024
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Fernando Alonso starts his 21st season in Formula 1 in Bahrain, in which he will, if nothing goes wrong, drive his 400th race. After the car presentation, the Spaniard said he feels very good ahead of the season.
To the press, including GPBlog, Alonso said he is fit for the upcoming season: "I feel good, fitter than ever. The numbers that we achieve in all the physical tests that we do every season, they were the best ever this year." The Spaniard has also adjusted his life to the full F1 schedule: "Everything that I do in life and everything that I did in the last few months were just to prepare myself better than ever for a very long season."
Alonso giving 200 per cent
The two-time world champion is also preparing for a possible longer racing career: "I will not drive, you know, a few more years in Formula One just to drive and to have fun. You know, I'm not that kind of driver. I'm not that kind of person. If I want to keep driving, it's because I know, starting from myself, that I can give 200 percent to the team, on and off track, simulator work, marketing work, delivering the results on track."
Future at Aston Martin
If Alonso does continue driving, he also needs to think about the 'where', as his contract runs out at the end of the season. "My first priority will be always to sit down and discuss with Aston Martin. They gave me the opportunity last year to join this organisation, which I'm very proud to be part of," said the Spaniard.
He continued: "With the new factory, with everything that is going on. There is a great future. I want to explore every possibility to race for many years here."
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I don't question his commitment but it is physically impossible to give 200%.
He'd struggle to give 100% in reality.
He's saying he's committed not just to giving 100% on the track but also 100% to all the other commitments it takes to market, promote, and develop the team.
And that's 200% is it? :)
The totally of all that he gives off or on track can only maximally be 100%, but even this is not actually possibly.
No-one can give 100% for any sustained period. Even in a 100m race, you're not at 100% by the end. It's not physically or mentally possible as both are unsustainable.
Mercedes would be nuts not to throw a ton of cash at him and cross their fingers that he accepts
Alonso seems committed to the project in Aston Martin, he believes in the efforts made by the team and the management. Who knows a 2+1 contract might get Alonso to sign.