Racing as a profession, in general, is tough simply because it requires an incredible amount of focus, patience, and skill. But in Formula 1, the ‘tough’ element becomes heightened to a whole new level. And usually, most drivers and their performance begin to wear off with age, with time, with a few exceptions. Fernando Alonso is one of those.

The natural talent of the Alpine driver, despite not winning a race or featuring on the podium for many years, has never been doubted.

And if there were any doubts of him doing well in F1 upon his comeback the past season, Alonso put up two notable and several minor performances that silenced everyone.

Now, looking ahead to the coming season, a season of a big overhaul in almost every department of the sport, the Spaniard has his eyes set on bigger things.

In a recent interview, the two-time world champion said, “I feel good, very motivated. The winter has been too long. We’ve been working hard on the new rules, now it’s time to start the fight for high goals.”

Fernando Alonso rules out a big difference in adapting to the new cars

With the new season around the corner, teams will measure every single inch they spend on the track with the new cars during the winter testing. Such is the magnitude of change that many fear that it will take a while for the drivers and teams to get up to speed with the new cars.

However, Fernando Alonso thinks otherwise.

Speaking about adapting to the new car, Alonso said, “I don’t think that it is going to be any different, honestly.”

“I think it will depend more on the performance of our cars and working on the simulator, working on winter testing, and eventually after three or four races you are on top of the car, on top of the regulations, and after that it’s just the performance of the car that will dictate the results.”

There’s no doubt that Fernando Alonso’s recent comments exude the confidence he is carrying into the 2022 season. And with all things considered, it wouldn’t be too unrealistic to predict the two-time world champion as the wild car in next season’s title race.

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