The Asturian will be the driver with the longest race in Formula 1 history next Sunday, when the Azerbaijan Grand Prix runs.
The Formula 1 preparing for a new Grand Prix with standard as a stage. There the lightning will surely take them Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc are locked in a battle for the leadership of the drivers’ championship. However, the Spaniards Fernando Alonso He threatened to steal a bit of attention because in Azerbaijan he would break a record that seemed unparalleled and had Michael Schumacher as its full owner.
Michael Schumacher’s incredible record to be broken by Fernando Alonso in Baku
certainly, the two -time F1 champion will be the driver with the longest career in the history of the categorywhen the red lights die on Sunday and Grand Prix of Baku start. At what number will the Asturian set the record? At 21 years, three months and a day since its debut in 2001as the pilot of the extinct team minardi.
The Spanish thus surpassing the legendary German driver in a day and he will be able to extend his hegemony until the end of the season. And then? “I think you’ll see me here at least two or three more years. I will not drive forever, but I have much more to offer. Right now, I’m enjoying F1said the pilot Alpine in March. to continue, It is necessary to see if the French team offers him a place, as the reigning champion in F2, Oscar Piastri, threatens to jump into the top motorsport category.
Fernando Alonso and the other historic F1 record that will be broken in 2022
Aside from about to break the record for the longest race in Formula 1 history, Fernando Alonso also has another note on his vision that he can achieve in 2022: the one with the most races played.
Currently, the owner of that title was Finn Kimi Raikkonen, who competed in the 350 Grands Prix before retiring in 2021. The Asturian, for his part, has accumulated 343 races, so he will be able to match the former Ferrari driver at the Belgian Grand Prix and surpass him at the Dutch Grand Prix on September 4th.
Source: Tycsports
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