Fernando Alonso
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Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso Díaz audio is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a double World Champion who is currently racing for McLaren-Honda...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth29 July 1981
CityOviedo, Spain
CountrySpain
barcelona coverage million people race three watching
In Spain, three years ago, there was no coverage for the races. Now we have 7 million people watching the race and Barcelona is completely full.
avoid hard mechanical stay
I think that if we stay competitive like we are, and if we can avoid mechanical problems, then we will be hard to beat.
mistakes
He never makes mistakes and competes in all circumstances.
brand car consistent easy good hoping january mechanical news nice runs seem strong taking test
I was hoping that it would feel like the R25 to drive, because that was such a nice car for the drivers. The good news is that it does. It is easy to drive, the long runs seem consistent and we didn't have any mechanical problems. This is only the first January test with a brand new car. Taking that into account, I think we are in a strong position.
coming cross enjoy laps last line opposite people team victory
The last 10 laps went really slowly. I just wanted to cross the line and enjoy the victory with the team and the grandstand opposite the pits where most of the people were coming from the Renault factory.
shower weekend
I will not have a shower all weekend now.
targets
I need to find new targets because this one is done.
lap meant mistake result session
A pretty disappointing result for me really. I made a mistake on my first timed lap at the end of the session and that meant I had to do another one.
engineers higher interest last mechanics motivation number team year
The motivation is even higher than ever this year because we have the number one and two in the team and all the mechanics and engineers are working with much more interest than last year.
confident happy next potential year
I am very happy and confident for next year as well, ... because the potential is here in the team.
confident fight formula good happy next potential year
For the future, it will be a good fight because he is very young. We can be in Formula One a very long time. I am really happy and confident for next year because the potential is here in the team.
race sunday win
It is an important race in that I can become champion, but if I don't win on Sunday it is not the end of the world. I will race many years to come.
carried child desire discipline enormous since tenacity top win worked
The tenacity and desire to win which he has worked with since he was a child have carried him to the top in a sporting discipline of enormous difficulty.
china perfect pressure punish until
McLaren have the pressure to be perfect until China (the season's finale), and if they are not, we will be there to punish them.