🗣 'I know it's not F1, but our world is not about only F1.' Fernando Alonso says his WEC title success proves he has not been in a 'dark tunnel for decades' even if his F1 results plateaued prior to 2023 ⬇️
That slump prompted Alonso to quit F1 to chase the so-called ‘triple crown’, with him twice winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans, plus the 2018-19 WEC title, although he failed to snare the Indianapolis 500.
Alonso says his LMP1 sportscar achievements for Toyota should have proved his speed had not diminished in his time away from F1, despite him only achieving one podium upon his topflight return with Alpine in 2021. Photo by: Joe Portlock /Alonso said: “It hasn't been that long [since I had a realistic chance of winning races].
“I know that people always think that I've been in the darkest tunnel for decades [but] I've been world champion four years ago [with Toyota in the WEC]. “I know it's not F1, but our world is not about only F1. You know, there are many beautiful things in motorsport. “I've been fighting for podiums for the last two years with Alpine. I've been fighting for even pole positions in Australia last year, first row on the grid in Canada like eight months ago.”
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