What a season Fernando Alonso has been having so far! The 41-year-old has looked stronger than ever, and the AMR23 seems like the first car in almost a decade that has deserved the talents of the man being strapped into it. While the four podiums he’s secured thus far have been a testament to the jump Aston Martin has made since 2022, the Qualifying performance at today’s Monaco GP Quali session is a testament to the unreal talent of Fernando Alonso.
The Spaniard slammed his car onto provisional pole earlier on in Q3. And the margin was such that no one thought it could be stolen. However, Max Verstappen had the last laugh eventually. But the margins were very slim. Hence, even though Aston Martin has been fast all season, being so close to a dominant Red Bull will be the story of this race weekend for the Spaniard. But just as Alonso took provisional pole after a stonking lap, his radio communication became proof that maybe on Sunday, that elusive 33rd victory can be a reality.
Alonso team radio: I am pushing like an animal pic.twitter.com/Mm7NuyCTqI
— Aston Martin F1 updates (@startonpole) May 27, 2023
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Indeed, Alonso has been pushing like an animal throughout the season. However, his lap to gain him P2 and a front-row start for tomorrow was sincerely out of this world. Naturally, after such a performance, his fans rushed to hail him as a hero.
Fans react as Fernando Alonso unleashes inner beast on the streets of Monaco
As soon as the session ended, and the classifications were made final, Alonso fans rushed to the social networking site, Twitter to share their reactions. What they used was this particular quote from the 2x champion. One fan even commented, “.”
Let’s take a look at just a few of the fan reactions from this epic Fernando Alonso performance.
Lets go animal! por la 33!!! https://t.co/7b7oRfGpcP
— El Antorcha 🕯 (@fede_charrua) May 27, 2023
https://t.co/E36YU4pdCG pic.twitter.com/FRUn9mflTr
— Pato 🇪🇸🇻🇦 (@Patoso_00) May 27, 2023
This man has been unreal https://t.co/puZzjsDWkG
— Ayyuuusssshhhhh (@Saguraocacti) May 27, 2023
Spanish samurai
— Paco Jeme (@ITATPC2) May 27, 2023
What also amazed the fans was the reaction his race engineer had. After informing Alonso that he was P1, Alonso retorted with the Animal quote. All his race engineer could then drum up was, “I can see,” as he chuckled in amazement. Along with his race engineer, Alonso even left his fans speechless.
I can see https://t.co/OSpBl0pyPo
— frrann-04 (@fraannn_04) May 27, 2023
I can see. https://t.co/tbli7mPeqi
— Miguel Quintana (@migquintana) May 27, 2023
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I can see aajsdjdjdjdjd https://t.co/VuAJCv3KwL
— David Casas (@DavidGCasas) May 27, 2023
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Can Alonso beat Max Verstappen into Saint Devote and claim his 33rd victory tomorrow?