Fernando Alonso
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
dedicate fantastic fighting fights-and-fighting mechanics pit stops win
This was a good, fighting win and I want to dedicate it to the mechanics and the team, for some fantastic pit stops and the right strategy.
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.
beginning bit car drivers mechanical middle problems season won
At the beginning I had a better car, in the middle of the season he had a better car with more mechanical problems than me, so I won the drivers championship a little bit before the end.
luck mechanics perfect stop thanks
Thanks to luck and thanks to the mechanics who did a perfect stop again.
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.
would-be mechanic drivers
I thought I would be a go-kart mechanic - not an F1 driver
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.
bit happy seemed
I thought the other one seemed a bit old. I am really happy with the result.
bit damaged nice possible slower surprise
I thought overtaking him was not possible but he had damaged his car, went wide, and I overtook him, so it was a nice surprise at the end but it is a bit disappointing because we were a bit slower than them.
confident feelings gives good repeating success
It gives me very good feelings and we are confident of repeating our success of 2005.
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.
We are the champions, we are the champions,
tests though win
We'll try to win even though in the tests McLaren was faster.
close fight front good next opportunity three wait
I think he did a good race, and if he started from the front it would have been a close fight again, between two or three cars, so we'll wait for the next (race) and the opportunity to see him in a more competitive start.