Alonso: “Formula 1 is 10 seconds slower than ten years ago”

The few drivers on the current starting grid, who have found themselves with a V10 in their hands, continue to view the new Formula 1 and the policy, mainly desired by Jean Todt and the FIA, of the hybrid. The name of Fernando Alonso has also been added to the list, one of the few drivers who was lucky enough to bring a single-seater onto the track powered by the legendary V10s first, and then by V8s, the last non-hybrid engines before the transition to the V6 Turbo of last generation.

The driving emotions seem to have disappeared despite the fun in brawl be it anyway almost unchanged: “Cars are different if we think back to 10 years ago, they are slower and heavier. This year in China, the pace was 1:43, while in 2004 it was 1:33. We are talking about a full ten seconds difference, the single-seaters are significantly slower – the McLaren driver told his colleagues at Crash.net – Despite this, Formula 1 has not betrayed its philosophy, the DNA of this sport is remained unchanged. You fight on the track while also demonstrating that you are more intelligent than your opponents by using different racing tactics."

Yet, with a down-to-earth example, the Spaniard in a certain sense promoted this new Formula 1: "It's not important how fast you are, it matters just have fun running. I'll give you an example: when I go karting with my friends, we reach speeds of 50 km/h, it's very little, and yet we have a lot of fun – he continued – It's impossible to think about what could happen in the future. It's true, we are the ones who race, we are the drivers but our opinions matter relatively especially when compared to numerous economic interests that keep our sport going,” he concluded.

Eleonora Ottonello
@lapisinha