Pedro de la Rosa spoke of the spectacular state of form of Fernando Alonso On the occasion of your 44th birthday. The former Spanish pilot of Formula 1 and current ambassador to Aston Martinteam with which your compatriot competes in the World, He confessed not to know if “has an expiration date.” The Asturian does not stop impressing everyone with his incredible piloting despite the fact that his team does not grant him a car with the necessary benefits to compete for titles. In 2026 he trusts that it is another story … because as is the same as in the Belgium Grand Prix It would be to take things and leave.
“Incredible. More than age, the state impresses in a way with 44 years. When one comes to the end of his career he begins to decline, to have more injuries, problems, lack of motivation … In the case of Fernando to me what surprises me is 44 and if you ask me that I saw him debut today I say that he is the same or better. On a physical, mental, experience and speed level that is what counts in F1 », began from the rose.
«The difference is that they retired to me. Fernando has 44, with 41 I still noticed. I don't know if the truth has the expiration date, ”he said. «Professionalism, nutrition, knowledge of what an athlete has to maintain to the maximum level has evolved. The motor world is very different from tennis or football. If you have been lucky enough not to have serious accidents, you can continue many years, ”he added.
“There are no signs that you can or should withdraw,” he said, comparing it to the case of Lewis Hamilton (40 years), to which horrors are costing to adapt to Ferrari After more than a decade in Mercedes. About Alonso and the bad year of Aston Martin in terms of car performance, the ambassador of the British team confessed that “it is being very hard.”
“Alonso is like when he debuted”
«We come from a very bad race, probably with Miami The worst we have done this year. Until Spa We have a very good progression. Spa has come badly, circuit with characteristics that we have not known how to adapt or our car has worked there. Then it comes Hungary Where we hope to go better and go back. We cannot hide, the car is tremendously difficult to drive. In 2025 there is a limited evolution, but in 2026 we will start from a better safe position, ”he said.
On the pieces introduced in Spa, De la Rosa explained: «We are going to Hungary, we have a new front wing that we premiered in Spa that we hope it works better in Hungary and see if we can return to the attack. It is a talisman circuit for both of them, for him more because he won his first race here. It is a place that I have a lot of love and will always be special.
