Fernando Alonso to race 'a very long time' in bid to become "most complete driver in motorsport ever"

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Alonso to race 'a very long time' in bid to become "most complete driver in motorsport ever"

Alonso started in F1 20 years ago

Ian Parkes

Tuesday 24 August 2021 12:29

Fernando Alonso has revealed a desire to continue racing for a "very long time" as he has set his sights on becoming "the most complete driver in motorsport ever".

Following a two-year break from F1, the 40-year-old Alonso has returned this season seemingly better than ever and proving that age is just a number.

Although it is 15 years since his last title triumph and eight years since he last won a grand prix, Alonso seems unperturbed by such statistics and instead is enjoying what life currently has to offer.

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Over time, Alonso has also won Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship, while he has also competed in the Indy 500, the Daytona 24 Hours and Dakar Rally.

With his thirst for racing seemingly unquenchable at present, asked by GPFans Global as to how long he could continue in F1, Alonso replied: "I don't know.

"It's a difficult question because what I feel, maybe it sounds opposite to the people outside given how the sport and social media is in our world now.

"We seem to get confused about age and about a performance a sportsman can do. This is not the Tour of France, this is not the Olympic games, this is not football, where at 23 you are at the peak of your performance.

"If myself now raced me of 23 I would beat him with one hand. It's not [a fact that] the younger you are the quicker you are. This is not how it works, the watch in motorsport.

"There are people that want to see new names, they want to see new hopes, and they want to get rid of some of the normal names that they see every weekend.

"I see myself [racing for a] very long time. If it's in Formula 1, great. If it's not in Formula 1, I will try to pursue some of the remaining challenges outside Formula 1 to hopefully be the most complete driver in motorsport ever."