Fernando Alonso has a lot of experience in Formula 1. The two-time world champion has driven Renault, Ferrari and McLaren. After working with them, the 40-year-old talks about the differences he noticed.
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Now, in 2021, Alonso is back with the team where he won his first two titles in the sport. However, when he drove for McLaren and Ferrari, he was unable to win another championship. The Spaniard revealed what the working environment was like when he worked with three different teams in Formula 1.
MONTMELO, SPAIN – MAY 12: Fernando Alonso from Spain and Ferrari celebrates on the podium after winning the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya on May 12, 2013 in Montmelo, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson / Getty Images)
Fernando Alonso talks about the differences between McLaren, Renault and Ferrari
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The two-time world champion had the privilege of driving for McLaren, Renault and Ferrari. Now at Alpine, formerly known as Renault, the Spaniard talks about the work culture he has experienced while working with three different teams.
The Beyond the Grid podcast asked if teams had unique aspects. Alonso replied, “Absolutely, yes. I think each of them, part of the team’s DNA, have historically ridden with a different philosophy. So each of them is different. “
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – NOVEMBER 22: Fernando Alonso from Spain and McLaren F1 speak in the drivers press conference during the preview of the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit on November 22, 2018 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Clive Mason / Getty Images)
“At Reanult, as I said, you will find this familiar environment and the friendly atmosphere of everyone in Enstone and Paris. At Ferrari, I find it more passionate what you see there with the people in the factory; also a bit more chaotic, it could also be part of the Latin, Italian, Spanish DNA. “
“McLaren is a little more serious, a little more precise, everything, but maybe a little internal communication is missing, but a very professional environment. And yes, each of them is just a little different, but they all find the limits and achieve the same goal of producing the fastest cars possible, and in that they are all the same, ”Alonso concluded.
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When it became known that Fernando would be returning to Formula 1 for the 2021 season, many had doubts about the two-time world champion.
Formula 1 F1 – Qatar Grand Prix – Losail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar – November 21, 2021 The third-placed Fernando Alonso from Alpine celebrates on the podium REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed / Pool
At the recent Qatar Grand Prix, however, Alonso had silenced his haters when he finished third on a podium. With his starting next year, Alonso is hoping to take the Enstone-based team to the next level. There are still two races to go before the end of this season, however, and Fernando is hoping to do the same as he did in Qatar.
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