Fernando Alonso makes F1 title prediction after Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari move | 5R2936F | 2024-02-12 16:08:01
Fernando Alonso has claimed that Lewis Hamilton's transfer to Ferrari might be a difference-maker for the Italian staff as they appear to end their long-running silverware drought.
Hamilton shocked the motorsport world earlier within the month when he confirmed he would depart Mercedes at the year's end to complete a switch to Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season.
The seven-time World Champion only signed a two-year extension final yr however stated he would fulfil a 'childhood dream' by racing for the Italian aspect.
Ferrari last gained a Constructors' Championship in 2008 and a Drivers' Championship in 2007 but Alonso, who drove for the Italian staff between 2010 and 2014, believes the Brit could possibly be the missing piece of the puzzle.
'Ferrari had a very fast automotive and have been preventing for giant things,' the Spaniard stated. 'Perhaps Lewis can deliver that additional to struggle for the championship. The automotive is there.
'Even final yr, with a very dominant Purple Bull automotive, Ferrari have been capable of match the lap time and be quicker than them in a lot of the qualifying, so the automotive must be fast enough.'
Alonso took six podiums in the first eight races of last season with Aston Martin but struggled in the latter half of the season because the Silverstone-based workforce struggled to maintain up with the enhancements from other groups round them.
The 42-year-old finally finished fourth for the season however heads into the new season with an air of uncertainty provided that his contract with Aston Martin runs out on the finish of the season.
The 2-time F1 champion claimed he might still race until he was 50 but refuted any options that McLaren had made contact with him about changing Hamilton's seat on the grid.
'I am aware of my state of affairs, which is unique,' Alonso stated when requested about his future.
'There are solely three world champions on the grid, and quick world champions, as a result of up to now perhaps there were some champions who have been perhaps not so dedicated to be quick. And I'm in all probability the only one obtainable for 2025. So I'm in a superb place.
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'However on the similar time, once I make the decision whether I need to maintain racing in the future, the primary and solely speak I'll have at first might be with Aston Martin. That will probably be my solely precedence.
'But when we can't reach an settlement and I need to decide to race in F1, I do know I have a privileged position, I am in all probability engaging to different groups, the efficiency they noticed last yr, the dedication.'
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