The problem is two-fold: Red Bull Racing and Sebastian Vettel. Why then could this driver-team pairing not win a single title in five years?
They have arguably the best resources to deploy in their quest for victory. Ferrari exist in this sport only for winning-such has been the team’s culture since it first competed in F1 in 1950. Alonso is the best, nay, the most complete driver on the F1 grid today.
On the outset it seems a baffling premise. “We just missed the championship by a couple of points as we hit Red Bull’s dominating era.”įollow us on Twitter and like our Facebook page. Being a Ferrari driver gives you a lot of satisfaction both in and out the car. Every Friday evening we would play football together with the mechanics and engineers. “I had a lot of friends there, with Felipe, and Jules who was with the Academy. “It was a good time in my life, living in Maranello. “We really worked very hard for every result and life outside the car was great. “I know we didn’t achieve the championship, but we fought and gave everything we had,” Alonso added. I wanted to give Felipe a hug.”Īlonso went on to further recall his time with Ferrari and, while it was “emotionally intense”, he thoroughly enjoyed his time there with his friends. “The story was that I was in shock or sad – no I didn’t care that much. “He was with his mechanics and wife, so I was standing there waiting for him, seeing if he was okay. “I got out of my car and I was looking at Felipe, who for some reason could not stop crying. “There are lies about my career that are not the truth,” Alonso told F1 Racing magazine. It is an image that still circulates to this day on social media, but Alonso has said his expression was for a different reason other than being in shock over the losing the title in such dramatic circumstances. Fernando Alonso has explained the real story behind his famous Ferrari stare at the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix.Īfter narrowly missing out on the title to Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel in the season decider at Interlagos, cameras captured Alonso staring intensely down the pit lane.
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