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Alonso: “Hopefully number 33 arrives soon and we can go for number 34”

Fernando Alonso has arrived at the paddock of Albert Park in Melbourne become the great protagonist of the Australian GP, at 41 years old. More than two decades after his debut in F1 with Minardi in 2001, the Asturian driver has signed one of his best season debuts, with two podium finishes in Bahrain and Arabia and although today the domain of Red Bullwith two doubles for Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez, it seems incontestable, Aston Martin seems the only team capable of approaching the almighty RB19 in the near future.

Smiling and very relaxed, Fernando has shared a press conference with the current champion and leader of the World Cup, Max Verstappen and he referred to the ‘viral’ victory number 33 of his sports career: “Hopefully it comes soon and we can go for 34”, he launched defiantly and with sky-high morale after finally getting a car that allows him to fight in the front area of ​​the grid. “We arrived with confidence, the car will change from now on. For Baku or Imola we will develop some parts and we will see how competitive we are and if we can keep this pace. Now we are very happy”, he said.

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“Max is still wearing number one, so I’ll order the 33 for myself next year”, joked Alonso, who appreciated the high expectations and the follow-up that his season in Spain is having: “It’s crazy to see how enthusiastic in my country they are once again with the Formula 1, for everything that is happening. They have enjoyed these first two podiums and the race in Barcelona will be huge again”, commented the two-time champion, who achieved his last victory, his 32nd, at the 2013 Spanish GP, with the Circuit’s stands bursting, just as they will return to be at the next appointment from June 2 to 4.

Verstappen, a declared admirer of Alonso, has responded to his special request about the number: “33 is a good number. Fernando should have won many more races, he deserves many more victories. I would be very happy to see him win 33, but I want to see him win more. We’ll see. I think we have a good chance in Australia, but we must have a good weekend”, he warned.

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In a matter of numbers, Alonso has also celebrated his 100th podium in F1, which came after much controversy in Arabia, when the FIA ​​initially imposed a penalty that left him fourth after the race and hours later restored him to third place: ” It feels good to reach that figure but obviously when you’re in the Championship you’re not really concentrating on that, you’re only thinking about next weekend, as we did after Jeddah. At the moment we are very happy with the performance of the car in the first two races. We were better than expected, especially Jeddah was a nice surprise, so we came here with a great level of confidence. Here it is similar to Jeddah. I wish 33 could come, but you have to be realistic. Anything can happen.”

On the extension of the starting box, which the FIA ​​has decided expand 20 cm from the Australian GP After the penalty on the grid in Arabia for Alonso, he has admitted his fault: “It was my mistake not to be in the correct position in Jeddah. The visibility was not correct. We are focused on the yellow line and not on the position. But It wasn’t to take advantage. You arrive at the grid looking to the sides and focused on not going over the yellow line. A new center line would help a lot… Making the box wider is better, but we’ll see in Monaco or Imola”, has aimed.

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