“Very Much the Villain”: Fernando Alonso Put on the Pedestal Against Sebastian Vettel as Aston Martin’s F1 Blinder Called Out

One can change what one does, but one cannot change what one wants. Sebastian Vettel’s stark comparison to a villain was put under suspicion after his Aston Martin successor, Fernando Alonso villain-esque reputation questioned the German’s ability toward the end of his career. As Aston Martin starts climbing the stairs of fortune, which of the two rivals came out on top by embracing the Villain inside them?

Aston Martin’s start to the 2023 F1 season has shocked everyone, including the Silverstone-based team itself. Nobody in their dreams would’ve imagined Aston Martin becoming the 2nd quickest car in 2023 after they finished 7th in constructors last season. The British team has scored 3 podiums in 3 races. Many believe it is Sebastian Vettel’s hard work and feedback given to the team, which is now reaping rewards. However, many Vettel fans were sad at the prospect of thinking Vettel retired a year too early.

Sebastian Vettel and his successor at Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso, both share the DNA of being called and embraced as a Villian in F1. The hosts of the VF1 Show with VF and Vincenzo podcast suggest that Vettel might not have left F1 if he knew the AMR23 is going to be this good. However, the host also added that the Geman lost his aggressive touch as he joined Aston Martin and fell out of the Villain role. Whereas Fernando Alonso still embraces the Villain’s aggressiveness that Aston Martin needs to push forward.

According to the VF1 Show with VF and Vincenzo podcast, the hosts said, “I don’t think Seb would’ve retired if he knew that was the car Aston Martin would have right now. But Then again, people also say that Seb didn’t drive merely as aggressively as he used to. He kind of fell out of that Villain role whereas Fernando Alonso is still very much the villain.” The host concluded by adding, “He [Fernando Alonso] embraces that Villian status.”

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Fernando Alonso is famous for his criticism of everything and speaks his heart out about every minor inconvenience. Nevertheless, his decision to move to Aston Martin and leave Alpine is probably the best one in his career so far. The Spaniard has nothing but praise for his team and teammate and is making it look as if ‘Aston Martin is what heaven looks like.’ Despite the tremendous start, the 41-year-old doesn’t see himself challenging for the world title this year.

Fernando Alonso extinguishes hope for this year’s Driver’s Championship 

Despite bagging three podiums in three races, Fernando Alonso is skeptical about his chances of winning a third title this year. The Red Bulls look mighty and catching up to them looks like a difficult task to sustain. The 41-year-old strives for winning championships and breaking the 7 world titles record. However, he is aware of the fact that his time has passed by and that winning the driver’s title looks out of reach for 2023.

According to a video posted by Bang and Olufsen, Fernando Alonso said, “If you’ve been racing as long as I have, then at some point you’re going to break records. In the end, you just want to win and win championships, so that’s actually the only record you strive for. It’s the ultimate goal, but I also remain realistic and I also know that that opportunity probably flew by.” When asked about his third championship, Alonso replied, “It’s the goal, but I don’t see it happening this year.”

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