The Spanish driver, double Formula 1 world champion, double winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and World Endurance champion, has just finished the Dakar as the best Rookie. Having left Formula 1 at the end of the 2018 season, he would not be against a return to the top category of motorsport in 2021 if the proposed regulations are interesting for improving the races.<\/p>\n
Alonso evaluates the performance level of his former McLaren teammate in 2007 and current reigning world champion, Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n
The British driver, six-time world champion, has, according to Alonso, raised his level in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Particularly in 2019 when the car was not as dominant as in past seasons, \u00bb explains the Asturian driver.<\/p>\n
If he can’t win, he is very close. Not 20 seconds behind, which happens a bit with Valtteri [Bottas, Hamilton’s current teammate].<\/p>\n
A weekend where the car is not as competitive, Bottas is fifth or sixth or a minute behind. But Lewis is not.<\/p>\n
Alonso highlights the progress of the British driver: \u00ab He has taken a step forward, he is more competitive, more prepared. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, he explains that the Mercedes driver is not unbeatable. He still has weaknesses that have not yet been highlighted. No one is pressing this button, this weakness.<\/p>\n
\u00ab If you study Lewis’s season, there is always a common trend. \u00bb Alonso explains. \u00ab He [Hamilton] starts the year slowly and no one takes advantage of it. We are all excited that it’s Bottas’s year, but it’s not the case. \u00bb<\/p>\n
It would be nice to compete with him [Hamilton] in a real fight. Maybe his weaknesses aren’t real and everything is calculated, but it would be nice to find out.<\/p>\n
When evaluating Hamilton’s performances, Fernando Alonso explains that taking advantage of a potential early-season weakness would expose Hamilton to pressures he believes he hasn’t faced in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u00ab When you have a good package and the other guys crash, and you extend your lead in the championship, everything seems calm. If you only have a one-point lead or are 10 points behind, the stress is different. The mistakes are different, and your radio communications are different. We need to see [Hamilton] when the pressure is on. \u00bb comments Alonso.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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