Pedro de la Rosa, a former Formula 1 driver who now acts as an ambassador for the Aston Martin team, has known Fernando Alonso since their youth, dating back to when both were involved in karting in their native Spain. Perhaps he can be considered one of those who know Fernando best, whose world championship career cannot but surprise: the two-time world champion is already in his 21st season in F1 and there are only 13 races left before he takes the 400 Grand Prix achieved. marking .
“This man has taken care of himself all his life and his life is linked to motorsport,” de la Rosa said in an interview with RacingNews365. – His sleep patterns, diet and entire life schedule are completely secondary to racing, and this is what sets him apart from the rest.
You can’t last in Formula 1 until you’re forty unless you work as hard as you can on yourself, and that’s exactly what Fernando is doing. He is already almost 43 years old, and when his current contract expires, he will already be 45 – and he still does not rule out the possibility of an extension. I think that says it all.
I have known him since the days of karting and I don’t see him ending his career. At the same time, he is one of those who want to stop immediately when he feels he is losing speed. Aston Martin is lucky because at this age Fernando can not only look after himself but also work for the whole team, and that really impresses me.”
De la Rosa himself competed in Formula 1, already in his fifties, and Alonso once asked a friend what difficulties he had when he turned 40 years old.
“I said to him, ‘Well, first the visual acuity starts to decrease,’” Pedro then replied. – I had to think about using contact lenses etc. while racing. But it didn’t feel like I was losing speed or that my reaction time was getting worse. And I told him that first of all I was worried about visual acuity.
And he answered me that he recently checked his eyesight, and the doctor confirmed that it was even better than 100 percent. But his father still doesn’t wear glasses! Maybe Alonso is just Superman!
Source: F1 News
I am Christopher Clyde, an experienced journalist and content writer with a passion for sports. I have been writing about Formula 1 news for the past five years and am currently employed as an author at athletistic.com, one of the top sports websites in the US.
