He is a fighter and as long as he plays under the rules, there is nothing wrong. Why would he accept 1 year deal with Alpine if Aston Martin gives 2 years deal with more money? He had so much bad moves in carrier, why would he make another bad move when Aston Martin is on the rise.
Well he’s not wrong lol. Vettels retirement triggered more than half the grid to be shuffled. Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari and Alfa are the only teams with the same lineup from 22
@@LaurynasSFM Nubers are not everything, in terms of car's performerance it is not better than Mercedes, and it was slower on straights. Luckily the car is so close to Merc and Ferrari that Fernando can really challenge them. As we could see in this 1st race.
@@alejandrop.s.3942 eeeh, maybe, or maybe not if Stroll doesn't hit him at he beginning , making Alonso lose some seconds behind Russell. I guess we'll know next race. I think it's really close.
He is the dark knight - made to look like the villain, but actually a very nice guy. His middle finger to alpine was super justified after shit reliability throughout the season, Ocon's behaviour at hungary, waste strategy at canada and so much more.
He wanted to stay, Alpine wouldn't commit long term and treated him as a bench warmer for oscar while constantly trash talking him that season. Alpine brought this on themselves
@@39rbn61 They treated him as just a pawn before Piastri could replace him. That's not how you treat a multiple world champion. Glad he left that shithole.
Oh yeah, I’d leave to, also icon claiming he was 100% the reason he scored more points than Fernando when he lost 100+ points from car being unreliable. Yeah. “First teammate to beat him in points since Hamilton” he just forgot to finish with “because of the poor reliability of the car”
@@recipoldinastyyep agree. max, Nando, & Lando are the top fuck it I know who I am and no mercy on media, rivals, teammates, etc…😂 I’m a Max fan but have always rooted for Alonso. Sucks he hasn’t had a car capable. But that’s changed now. He could have an outside shot at the title. Anyways. I have to say I’m not the biggest Lewis fan. I liked him a lot more when he was less woke, less robotic like a Hollywood actor reading his script to make sure everyone is happy. Because you go back from 2007-2016ish and he was hangin with hot chicks, joking in pressers and being one of the boys. There’s such a contrast. Now it seems he’s doing these things for ig followers and be a Hollywood guy. And if you know anything about most of those dudes they are creepy. But anyways I still respect him. He is who he is and he’s sticking to his guns. Now I like his piercings and fuck the FIA attitude. It’s just when he panders to the wok shit that is cringe. Basically he needs to be unfiltered.
I haven't seen the actual episodes but judging by these clips I guess viewers of the series don't have the context of the Alpine fiasco: Ocon's disrespectful behaviour towards Alonso in several races, Alpine (Otmar) constantly downplaying Alonso performance, delaying the signing of the contract until summer and offering him 1 year when he wanted more... Then Vettel retired, AMR offered him 2+ year contract, showing the respect he was asking for. Not much else to say. Otmar is a laughable character for people involved in F1. He's a snake oil salesman.
@@NavF1 i think it is very stupid that they were happy that they finished before the mclarens in that one race where ricciardo overtook both alpines only cuz ocon does not wanted to let alonso through but ricciardo. They said after the race something like "yeaah today we will eat Pizza together very good race" like if they had won vs mclaren bzt they only won the race because ricciardo crashed with stroll. There Was litteraly only points to be MAD about but they chose to Do like they had a great race.
@@NavF1 Same opinion. In nearly every clip he keeps talking about loyalty while him and the rest of Alpine's management didn't have any to Alonso (and also Piastri, the contract Alpine always claimed wasn't a valid one).
He already retired for few years after the 2nd Mclaren stint. There were no darkest days at all, thats how it is in life the old move on an a new generation appears.
"I am happy to go,...but hopefully to a more competitive car next year" 😭😭😭🤣 Alonso is like that one friend who says the most outrageous things and then proceeds on doubling down hard 💀💀
Fernando is such a great man, also very underrated somehow. People forget he was like 10 points away from being a 5 time champion. He's a GOAT tier driver
He once said he likes Max because he reminds him of himself "we both dethroned a 7 world champion n we came from a small country with not much history in F1+ the media made us look like the villains of the sport" you can find the interview on yt .
Otmar Szafnauer: "it was difficult for me to understand the lack of loyalty to Alpine" How about Ocon racing dirty with Alonso and costing the team valuable points and you as the team principal doing nothing whatsoever? How about the lack of reliability on Alonso's car, and not Ocon's? How about the lack of motivation to put a contract together and start conversations? Honestly Otmar, the only difficult thing here is how you did not see this coming sooner.
Otmar saying "lack of loyalty" to two potential future alpine drivers means there is something wrong with the team, and DTS perfectly showed what a hypocrite otmar and team is.
Idk if it's otmar per se. Maybe, maybe not. But after hearing the details around Piastri's contract woes, there is a massive administrative circus in Alpine.
@@Drezzomir he was fired from Aston, meaning they thoguht he wont be sufficient enogh for a top team. And it shows in Alpine, he is happy with low results, has incredible bias towards Ocon even if they have better driver in the team, cant even promote his young driver properly and tries to fuck with his old one. All in all he is a typical midfield team manager that will never be able to make it a top one
Piastri and Alonso won't be able to leave it they secured the contract early, this means there was still alot of back and forth. There's no such thing as loyalty in such a business, no contract, no obligation to stay
Fernando is massively underrated, he won two championships by beating the GOAT Schumacher, racing hard wheel to wheel. He earned those championships the hard way.
@@HaydenLau. He basically a part of the strategic team. While he is driving he can adapt to the car even if it have flaws. If it is fast he will somehow drag it to podium. Example is the shitty ferrari which he almost took to championship.
@@shankarsivan278 He is not part of the strategic team XD. He is smart and he's able to read situations well because of his experience. That doesn't make him a part of the strategic team lmao. He doesn't have the data needed and he needs to concentrate on driving
@@HaydenLau. I didn't meant literally . Have you heard him predicting when the next team is going to pit and what not, almost always he is right. The race awareness of the dude is amazing. Not just that just like Seb he can give extreme amount of data and sugessions to improve the car. I think Lewis is also like that.
@3:50 aged like fine wine. 5 races with Aston and Podium in 4 of those! What a move + Stroll respects and works well with Alonso! And the bond with Alonso and the team is already so strong and special! Funny Alonso radio messages during races are a bomus!
I was always a fan of Fernando and alongside his driving skills, I like him because he is not everybody’s darling. He is doing things his way and he isn’t like one of these young guys who all are just following their press offices like Mick Schumacher for example.
@@Bearical indeed. He is authentic. And I'm glad I'm not the only only one who feels that the new drivers are just so boring. I cannot t give a damn about Norris, Russell, or any of the other names.
The most complete and adaptable driver on the grid for me. Sure he's ruthless but all champions are - Lewis and Max are equally predatorial. I just hope he gets a sniff of a good car this season so it makes it all the more exciting.
Alonso it's just one of a kind. He's not only a great driver, but a great personality with natural charisma. And he's pretty aware of the world it surrounds him, not only the F1 world, but the media, fans, etc. He knows that he is still for many the villain due to some episodes of his career in the past. He has dealt with the best and the worst of the motorsport, and there's no more secrets for him about how it works this business. About the "loyalty" to Alpine, Alonso it's aware about how things work in the F1, and the only thing that could aproach to something similar to "loyalty" it's a relation of mutual benefits, and just that. There's no such thing as "loyalty" in F1, just business. You can see almost every season someone being dropped before the end of his contract, or even before the season ends, or a team letting down his own junior program..., or a junior letting down the program it helped him to reach F1, or someone going to other team for more money or a 1st driver status, etc. All is about their own benefit, not about loyalty. Alonso is an old fox, he knows that better than anyone, and knows that Alpine would have dropped him if they wanted for their own interests, so he decided to do the same for himself. He's not "the bad", but it's a more sincere face than most of the people in the paddock. He has never been afraid to say what he really thinks or how he feels, and that's what makes him "bad" to the eyes of some people that seems to like more the profile of the typical driver politically correct and exemplary, behaving like a good boy in front of the press. Reality is that F1 is a pool of sharks, whatever face you want to put him, no matter if it's polite or good mannered. I really like Alonso because he doesn't care about that. He doesn't want to be "the good", and he even jokes about it. He it's just him, he knows more than anyone in and out of the car, and he just wants to have fun and compete, and that's all. The jokes, the naughty smiles, the salty comments on radio... it's part of what it makes him so great, so unique, and one of a kind. The day he say his final good bye to the paddock, it will be very painfull, and the trully end of an era, the only one left after Raikkonen that can say that shared the race tracks with the likes of Hakinnen and Schumacher, to the new generation of great (and potential) champs as Verstappen, Leclerc or Russel.
Loyalty. Don't forget Alonso helped Ocon and Alpine gain their 1st victory on Hungary. How did Ocon behave? By defending harder against his own teammate on that same track like Ocon did more often throughout the season. I'm pretty sure that was the last straw for Alonso.
You nailed it. Or as Toto would say... "This is SO SO RIGHT!" As spanish Alonso's fan following him from 2004+... this comment represents why I really love Fernando. (And because he is such a fun beast to watch on track) Thanks for putting this feeling into work.
Alonso is not the bad guy, he is portrayed that way by the media. Like Max often is, he is honest, competitive and proper competition people just can’t deal with that
@@antondelatorre I see what you are getting and i agree but at least he is being himself and saying what he thinks which is what the drivers should do imo and not being totally controlled by the pr teams and saying pretty much the same thing any time they speak to the media. But @DaisyWalsh is right too. Many times the media portrays him as the "bad guy" for no reason
@@zeposte I totally agree with you about Max be himself (?). I give you that. But things like Jeddah when disobey the team instructions to stop pushing and at the same time asking PER to do the same AND Perez asking if Ver is following the order because knows he is untrustworthy, only leads for me to team self-destruction . And team do nothing about. I don't like Ver , and I'm sorry that because Alo seems to have a very nice relationship with Ver. Yo should think that is legit to try to battle between team members and I agree, the point is
... The point is that the teams usually protect P1-2. In the past Ric-Nor or Lec-Sai or Ham-... or Ver-Per. But Ver doesn't respect that kind of things. This leads to Per will not fight to protect P1 Ver in the future
I dont know why but I love fernando so much, I grew up watching him racing, but I'm a huge alpine fan so I should be upset, but damn I just love that guy, he is the danger, everybody knows hewould be fighting for championship in a car capable of doing it
He’s a good person, he calls himself selfish but a real horrible person has no self awareness. He reacts very emotionally when shown no loyalty but I think he’s hilarious and I’ve been a fan for over twenty years.
Imagine if Alonso signed the deal for 1 year Alpine contract before Aston Martin vacancy became open. That is a depressing thought. Luckily, Alonso made the right decision and already has 4 podiums.
Imagine doing a risky move for the 999th time in your career and it finally paid out Never have I been rooting for a "villain" so much as I am rooting for Fernando, La mision goes on
He is still one of the old era drivers. Back when drivers didn't play a (politcal) role for the public like Hamilton or Seb. Back when their image was based on their talent on track. Their only job was to drive and win.
I remember hating this man once upon a time due to his fierce rivalry with Schumi and Seb, my two favourite drivers during my time in Formula One…How foolish was I? The dude is a legend! 😂
The more I realize that this dude is just fun chaos the more I like it. Ten years ago I thought Kimi was the dark-horse anti-hero but really it was Fernando this whole time! And now he's basically living on the podium so for now at least this move is paying dividends.
To be fair to Alonso he told them he wanted a multi year deal, he gave them time...and they waited and waited...until he just said fuck It, Aston are offering what I want.
were all just pawns in alonso's el plan, he doesnt take prisoners,nor does he leave one.he came back with alpine,beat the team which ruined a good chunk of years off him,then he goes to aston martin. may lord have mercy on ocon and the delicate renault engines alonso is about to blow up by touching their rear.#go33
You gotta love Alonso. He has achieved so much, and has proven that he is still fast as hell. I think he knows that he is valuable to any team who can afford him. While he doesn't have a seat in a winning team, he is just out there trying to spoil others' dreams.
Alonso a driver of the highest order , up there with Max/Lewis. hope we get to enjoy him for a few more seasons .. Not to mention his ruthless competitive nature.
True! Although in 2005 title fight was more between Kimi and Fernando, Schumi was there but the Ferrari that year wasn't as competitive as the McLaren and Renault. 2006, however, was completely different as it was a full Alonso vs Schumacher fight to the end.
2:56 well, look at Aston now one season later, Alsono now sits in the second fastest car and is a menace on track again, definitely the better choice than signing with Alpine again!
This whole bit is even funnier now that Alonso's move to Aston paid off big time both in terms of car quality and team environment. Otmar, loyalty works both ways.
So far, he's the only reason for me to watch 2023 season. Because out of every driver, he's the only one who has the best chance to beat the RedBull. What about the others? Hamilton? not with that Mercedes, Leclerc?? Well it's difficult because Ferrari being Ferrari.
Is there any doubt Alpine is still going to be for the seasons ahead a mediocre team with a mediocre car, mediocre drivers and a mediocre team director? in one season they have lost 2 places on the constructor's championship as well as much better drivers in Alonso and Piastri. They've got what they deserve, it's as simple as that.
2:45 is even funnier at this point considering that Aston Martin is currently 3rd in championship only behind Mercedes by 3 points and Red Bull. Also, it seem like Mclaren, a team that Piastri choose to joined make a leap forward as well while Alpine getting no where.
Alpine act like they were betrayed by Nando but they didnt wanna renew a multi year contract with him and there was Piasti just waiting in line then there is Ocon who is impossible to work with and Alpine had solid car in terms of pace but the reliability was shit
Nando's selfie with Verstappen makes me glad, it was amazing seeing him root for Max last two seasons, even muttering during voice comms. Hope we can see fights for positions between the two this time around.
In retrospect it was clear that they didn't want to sign FA for two years, so they led him a dance that back-fired drastically! OS's comments were quite puzzling really. Pleased for FA that he has the competitive car his talents deserve.
Clarification just in case: I'm not implying Alonso is a bad person lmao I'm a fan since 2007
bt the thing is, i want him to be a bad guy....fookin ruthless my man! go get em nando!!
He is a fighter and as long as he plays under the rules, there is nothing wrong. Why would he accept 1 year deal with Alpine if Aston Martin gives 2 years deal with more money? He had so much bad moves in carrier, why would he make another bad move when Aston Martin is on the rise.
I mean, he is portrayed as a bad guy in that episode. It's funny that Otmar is the good guy.
Pfp checks out
I remember playing as Alonso in F1 2001 lol
Most drivers: 'The media makes out I'm the bad guy'
Alonso: 'I am the bad guy'
He just uses it against them lol
and he does not give a flying crap about it
hes not even a bad guy, hes just him.
By most you mean verstappen, if i remember he was the only one boycotting and complaining for things they all get...
@@Danlorde many have raised voices, only Verstappen has actively boycotted
"You caused some real shit didn't you?"
"Who"
"You"
"No, Seb" 🤣🤣🤣
Couldn't say "No, U" so said "No, Seb" instead
😂😂😂
Might have been my favorite clip from DTS this year haha
As he said "There's are heros and they are Anti-heros"
Well he’s not wrong lol. Vettels retirement triggered more than half the grid to be shuffled. Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari and Alfa are the only teams with the same lineup from 22
"I thought having the 4th fastest car would be enough to convince him to stay"
Fernando: *simply moves to the team with the 3rd fastest car*
Perhaps even second fastest car at the moment because apparently Ferrari eats the tires up quickly meaning they will be terrible during the race.
@LaurynasSFM , Leclerc would've been third had he not retired.
BASED
@@LaurynasSFM Nubers are not everything, in terms of car's performerance it is not better than Mercedes, and it was slower on straights. Luckily the car is so close to Merc and Ferrari that Fernando can really challenge them. As we could see in this 1st race.
@@alejandrop.s.3942 eeeh, maybe, or maybe not if Stroll doesn't hit him at he beginning , making Alonso lose some seconds behind Russell. I guess we'll know next race. I think it's really close.
Otmar: "I hoped that we are the 4th fastest car on the grid would sway him more"
Alonso: "Yeah but it doesn't reach the finish line"
4th fastest in 2022 at least..
@@pascalg16 Not even 4th fastest, they ended 4th because danny ric didn't really score a lot of points.
4th Fastest BECAUSE of Nando
more like ocon is the problem a bad teammate to have
why have the 4th fastest car on the grid when you can have the 2nd fastest car instead...
He is the dark knight - made to look like the villain, but actually a very nice guy. His middle finger to alpine was super justified after shit reliability throughout the season, Ocon's behaviour at hungary, waste strategy at canada and so much more.
He wanted to stay, Alpine wouldn't commit long term and treated him as a bench warmer for oscar while constantly trash talking him that season. Alpine brought this on themselves
@@39rbn61 They treated him as just a pawn before Piastri could replace him. That's not how you treat a multiple world champion. Glad he left that shithole.
@@39rbn61 Spot on mate
Ocon is actually a bad guy.
Oh yeah, I’d leave to, also icon claiming he was 100% the reason he scored more points than Fernando when he lost 100+ points from car being unreliable. Yeah. “First teammate to beat him in points since Hamilton” he just forgot to finish with “because of the poor reliability of the car”
Alonso is literally my fav driver on the gird period. All hail El Plan.
Now it's time for La Misíon. 33 is coming.
la mission 33
@@Bearical amén hermano
El Plan de La Mission 33
Truly a El Flan momento
I love Alonso's chaotic personality
And blockbuster for entertainment
Top teams dont love it that much
@@ERIC44424 dont worry, top teams dont want him? He goes to another team and makes them a top team.
@@lujan14 That has never happened, this past decade the top teams have been Mercedes and RedBull and both teams have nothing to do with Alonso
I don't see how is he "chaotic". He's a very straight to the point, no BS person. That's the opposite of chaotic.
Even though he is a polarizing character, at least he is not a PR merchant like half the grid.
That's what makes him so polarizing
He and max are real men
Ironically he’s one of the drivers will the biggest (terms of money) sponsors
The thing about alonso is, he can still back it up. So who can stay at ill will towards him.
@@recipoldinastyyep agree. max, Nando, & Lando are the top fuck it I know who I am and no mercy on media, rivals, teammates, etc…😂 I’m a Max fan but have always rooted for Alonso. Sucks he hasn’t had a car capable. But that’s changed now. He could have an outside shot at the title. Anyways. I have to say I’m not the biggest Lewis fan. I liked him a lot more when he was less woke, less robotic like a Hollywood actor reading his script to make sure everyone is happy. Because you go back from 2007-2016ish and he was hangin with hot chicks, joking in pressers and being one of the boys. There’s such a contrast. Now it seems he’s doing these things for ig followers and be a Hollywood guy. And if you know anything about most of those dudes they are creepy. But anyways I still respect him. He is who he is and he’s sticking to his guns. Now I like his piercings and fuck the FIA attitude. It’s just when he panders to the wok shit that is cringe. Basically he needs to be unfiltered.
otmar: if was difficult for me to understand the lack of loyalty to alpine
alonso: 🚶♂️😀
Ikr lmao
lack of loyalty, while the team were trying to get piastri in his seat lol :D
I haven't seen the actual episodes but judging by these clips I guess viewers of the series don't have the context of the Alpine fiasco: Ocon's disrespectful behaviour towards Alonso in several races, Alpine (Otmar) constantly downplaying Alonso performance, delaying the signing of the contract until summer and offering him 1 year when he wanted more... Then Vettel retired, AMR offered him 2+ year contract, showing the respect he was asking for. Not much else to say.
Otmar is a laughable character for people involved in F1. He's a snake oil salesman.
Not more to add. Alonso > Alpine
Lawrence > otmar
And stroll > ocon if it is about sympathy
Don't even worry, an Otmar compilation is on its way, he came off as quite annoying to me throughout S5
@@NavF1 i think it is very stupid that they were happy that they finished before the mclarens in that one race where ricciardo overtook both alpines only cuz ocon does not wanted to let alonso through but ricciardo. They said after the race something like "yeaah today we will eat Pizza together very good race" like if they had won vs mclaren bzt they only won the race because ricciardo crashed with stroll. There Was litteraly only points to be MAD about but they chose to Do like they had a great race.
@@NavF1 Same opinion. In nearly every clip he keeps talking about loyalty while him and the rest of Alpine's management didn't have any to Alonso (and also Piastri, the contract Alpine always claimed wasn't a valid one).
Oh don't worry, they nailed Ottmar
The Audacity of Alpine owner to keep not only Piastri but also Alonso unsigned till the 11th hour and then talk about "Loyalty", sheer fkin hubrous.
Damn, didnt realise that. Good call
When Alonso retires it will definitely be one of the darkest days in the history of Formula 1.
Fernando Alonso is an absolute LEGEND
He'll prolly come back a couple years later tho
100%
He already retired for few years after the 2nd Mclaren stint. There were no darkest days at all, thats how it is in life the old move on an a new generation appears.
@@PHXVR nah I disagree something felt missing in 2019 and 2020
@@benergy3343 agreed
I'm not in danger Skyler, I am the danger !
- Fernando "the bad guy" Alonso, rookie of the year 2021.
This is the moment where Alonso turns into Heisenberg.
Rookie in 2021?
@@horiavelciu31 Alonso was allowed to participate in rookie tests at the end of 2020 with Alpine. So Alonso rookie meme was created.
Alonso now laughs in a Podium for Aston Martin...🤣
4th fastest car... that aged like milk.
Three podiums now lol
4 podiums now
Five podiums now
Six podiums now
"I am happy to go,...but hopefully to a more competitive car next year" 😭😭😭🤣 Alonso is like that one friend who says the most outrageous things and then proceeds on doubling down hard 💀💀
Fernando is such a great man, also very underrated somehow. People forget he was like 10 points away from being a 5 time champion. He's a GOAT tier driver
5 points not 10
@@NishTuber 8 points
1 in 2007
4 in 2010
3 in 2012
Alonso is such an Icon. The fact that he owns criticism and backs it up, even support Max when he gets all the shit, what a guy
hes a real icon ..a legend ..thats what i like about him hes so raw and natural ..just born to race!
He once said he likes Max because he reminds him of himself "we both dethroned a 7 world champion n we came from a small country with not much history in F1+ the media made us look like the villains of the sport" you can find the interview on yt .
Fernando playing everyone and leaving Alpine to burn is one of the coldest moves in F1 history
or the hotest one
"If they want to fight, they will pay the price." -Darth Alonso
Otmar Szafnauer: "it was difficult for me to understand the lack of loyalty to Alpine"
How about Ocon racing dirty with Alonso and costing the team valuable points and you as the team principal doing nothing whatsoever?
How about the lack of reliability on Alonso's car, and not Ocon's?
How about the lack of motivation to put a contract together and start conversations?
Honestly Otmar, the only difficult thing here is how you did not see this coming sooner.
There will never be anyone like Fernando ever again, this man is a national treasure
More like universal treasure
Otmar saying "lack of loyalty" to two potential future alpine drivers means there is something wrong with the team, and DTS perfectly showed what a hypocrite otmar and team is.
Alain Prost Zhou Piastri Alonso all of them are "lack of loyalty"?
Idk if it's otmar per se. Maybe, maybe not. But after hearing the details around Piastri's contract woes, there is a massive administrative circus in Alpine.
coming from the guy who ditched Aston Marien mid season to go to Alpine 🤣
@@Drezzomir he was fired from Aston, meaning they thoguht he wont be sufficient enogh for a top team. And it shows in Alpine, he is happy with low results, has incredible bias towards Ocon even if they have better driver in the team, cant even promote his young driver properly and tries to fuck with his old one. All in all he is a typical midfield team manager that will never be able to make it a top one
Piastri and Alonso won't be able to leave it they secured the contract early, this means there was still alot of back and forth. There's no such thing as loyalty in such a business, no contract, no obligation to stay
What a guy, my absolute racing hero
Fernando is massively underrated, he won two championships by beating the GOAT Schumacher, racing hard wheel to wheel. He earned those championships the hard way.
This aged beautifully
Arguably the best driver on the grid, christian horner explained perfectly. In my book he is on the top 5 list.
Definitely not the best driver in terms of pace. Hamilton and Verstappen are miles faster, but Alonso is definitely the smartest
@@HaydenLau. He basically a part of the strategic team. While he is driving he can adapt to the car even if it have flaws. If it is fast he will somehow drag it to podium. Example is the shitty ferrari which he almost took to championship.
@@shankarsivan278
He is not part of the strategic team XD. He is smart and he's able to read situations well because of his experience. That doesn't make him a part of the strategic team lmao. He doesn't have the data needed and he needs to concentrate on driving
@@HaydenLau. I didn't meant literally . Have you heard him predicting when the next team is going to pit and what not, almost always he is right. The race awareness of the dude is amazing. Not just that just like Seb he can give extreme amount of data and sugessions to improve the car. I think Lewis is also like that.
@@HaydenLau. In race pace i think he is up there with Max and Lewis, but qualy pace he is behind Max, Hamilton, Russel and Leclerc in my opinion
@3:50 aged like fine wine. 5 races with Aston and Podium in 4 of those! What a move + Stroll respects and works well with Alonso! And the bond with Alonso and the team is already so strong and special! Funny Alonso radio messages during races are a bomus!
I was always a fan of Fernando and alongside his driving skills, I like him because he is not everybody’s darling. He is doing things his way and he isn’t like one of these young guys who all are just following their press offices like Mick Schumacher for example.
He feels more human on screen than most of the young drivers. Always fun to hear him speak.
Im not a alonso fan but the young drivers are just too boring
@@Bearical indeed. He is authentic.
And I'm glad I'm not the only only one who feels that the new drivers are just so boring. I cannot t give a damn about Norris, Russell, or any of the other names.
Mick schumacher is a rookie and has a lot of pressure following the last name. Alonso has been through major scandals and doesn't care anymore
That "anti-hero" quote has aged beautifully. given the rumours between him and TS recently...
I love how alonso just embraces the anti hero role and even plays with it
The most complete and adaptable driver on the grid for me. Sure he's ruthless but all champions are - Lewis and Max are equally predatorial. I just hope he gets a sniff of a good car this season so it makes it all the more exciting.
I really want to see Alonso win at least one more race
@@TheBearwithaBeard One more championship.
Looks like he's got a sniff
I have some GOOD NEWS for you :D
Great news
you gotta love the man, makes f1 a lot more entertening on track and off it
Alonso it's just one of a kind. He's not only a great driver, but a great personality with natural charisma. And he's pretty aware of the world it surrounds him, not only the F1 world, but the media, fans, etc. He knows that he is still for many the villain due to some episodes of his career in the past. He has dealt with the best and the worst of the motorsport, and there's no more secrets for him about how it works this business.
About the "loyalty" to Alpine, Alonso it's aware about how things work in the F1, and the only thing that could aproach to something similar to "loyalty" it's a relation of mutual benefits, and just that. There's no such thing as "loyalty" in F1, just business. You can see almost every season someone being dropped before the end of his contract, or even before the season ends, or a team letting down his own junior program..., or a junior letting down the program it helped him to reach F1, or someone going to other team for more money or a 1st driver status, etc. All is about their own benefit, not about loyalty. Alonso is an old fox, he knows that better than anyone, and knows that Alpine would have dropped him if they wanted for their own interests, so he decided to do the same for himself.
He's not "the bad", but it's a more sincere face than most of the people in the paddock. He has never been afraid to say what he really thinks or how he feels, and that's what makes him "bad" to the eyes of some people that seems to like more the profile of the typical driver politically correct and exemplary, behaving like a good boy in front of the press. Reality is that F1 is a pool of sharks, whatever face you want to put him, no matter if it's polite or good mannered.
I really like Alonso because he doesn't care about that. He doesn't want to be "the good", and he even jokes about it. He it's just him, he knows more than anyone in and out of the car, and he just wants to have fun and compete, and that's all. The jokes, the naughty smiles, the salty comments on radio... it's part of what it makes him so great, so unique, and one of a kind. The day he say his final good bye to the paddock, it will be very painfull, and the trully end of an era, the only one left after Raikkonen that can say that shared the race tracks with the likes of Hakinnen and Schumacher, to the new generation of great (and potential) champs as Verstappen, Leclerc or Russel.
Loyalty. Don't forget Alonso helped Ocon and Alpine gain their 1st victory on Hungary. How did Ocon behave?
By defending harder against his own teammate on that same track like Ocon did more often throughout the season. I'm pretty sure that was the last straw for Alonso.
This is the most beautiful comment I have seen. Vamos Alonso
You nailed it.
Or as Toto would say... "This is SO SO RIGHT!"
As spanish Alonso's fan following him from 2004+... this comment represents why I really love Fernando.
(And because he is such a fun beast to watch on track)
Thanks for putting this feeling into work.
Alonso is not the bad guy, he is portrayed that way by the media. Like Max often is, he is honest, competitive and proper competition people just can’t deal with that
I think Max deservs the bad guy fame by himself... all the actions with Ham and last year and the actual with PER.
@@antondelatorre I see what you are getting and i agree but at least he is being himself and saying what he thinks which is what the drivers should do imo and not being totally controlled by the pr teams and saying pretty much the same thing any time they speak to the media. But @DaisyWalsh is right too. Many times the media portrays him as the "bad guy" for no reason
@@zeposte I totally agree with you about Max be himself (?). I give you that.
But things like Jeddah when disobey the team instructions to stop pushing and at the same time asking PER to do the same AND Perez asking if Ver is following the order because knows he is untrustworthy, only leads for me to team self-destruction .
And team do nothing about.
I don't like Ver , and I'm sorry that because Alo seems to have a very nice relationship with Ver.
Yo should think that is legit to try to battle between team members and I agree, the point is
... The point is that the teams usually protect P1-2. In the past Ric-Nor or Lec-Sai or Ham-... or Ver-Per.
But Ver doesn't respect that kind of things.
This leads to Per will not fight to protect P1 Ver in the future
I dont know why but I love fernando so much, I grew up watching him racing, but I'm a huge alpine fan so I should be upset, but damn I just love that guy, he is the danger, everybody knows hewould be fighting for championship in a car capable of doing it
3:03 and Aston gave him the 2nd fastest team 🤣😝
He’s a good person, he calls himself selfish but a real horrible person has no self awareness. He reacts very emotionally when shown no loyalty but I think he’s hilarious and I’ve been a fan for over twenty years.
Imagine if Alonso signed the deal for 1 year Alpine contract before Aston Martin vacancy became open. That is a depressing thought. Luckily, Alonso made the right decision and already has 4 podiums.
''Alpine 4th fastest team'' comment didnt age well XD
Imagine doing a risky move for the 999th time in your career and it finally paid out
Never have I been rooting for a "villain" so much as I am rooting for Fernando, La mision goes on
The way I’m fucking obsessed with this man. Absolute goat, absolute legend, and not the slightest villain just a god gift’s to racing
He is still one of the old era drivers.
Back when drivers didn't play a (politcal) role for the public like Hamilton or Seb.
Back when their image was based on their talent on track.
Their only job was to drive and win.
Excactly, fast and fair but agressive driver, who says what he thinks no matter what poeple would think about it.
My favourite driver of all time, propably not as skilled as Senna but his style overall is just great
@@call_me_jujo_9493 It's harder to judge Nando because he's been driving shit cars for so long.
and he always give space like in the old days when they literally were racing with their lives on the edge
@@D4N13Lfpv in the “old days” they didn’t give space
They intentionally wanted him to he the villian....and he enjoyed every minute of it
I remember hating this man once upon a time due to his fierce rivalry with Schumi and Seb, my two favourite drivers during my time in Formula One…How foolish was I? The dude is a legend! 😂
Szafnauer: "It was difficult for me to understand the lack of loyalty to Alpine"
My brother in Christ, the engine fucking dies every two races
Just when i thought Alonso couldnt be more legendary. WE NEED TO SEE HIM WIN AGAIN
my villain
The more I realize that this dude is just fun chaos the more I like it. Ten years ago I thought Kimi was the dark-horse anti-hero but really it was Fernando this whole time! And now he's basically living on the podium so for now at least this move is paying dividends.
"I am the bad guy, but i am so good at it" - Fernado Alonso probably
What a legend
Fernando is easily one of the most entertaining guys on the grid :) He has that fire in him that drives him.
Its the pathetic Brittish media that say Alonso and Max are villains. They cant handle massive talents outshowing 'their' islanders
This still aged so well in 2023
The Piastri fiasco was the final nail on Alpine's coffin
going to aston might be alonos's best decision by far lol
Otmar is the biggest crybaby on the paddock, by far...
To be fair to Alonso he told them he wanted a multi year deal, he gave them time...and they waited and waited...until he just said fuck It, Aston are offering what I want.
were all just pawns in alonso's el plan, he doesnt take prisoners,nor does he leave one.he came back with alpine,beat the team which ruined a good chunk of years off him,then he goes to aston martin. may lord have mercy on ocon and the delicate renault engines alonso is about to blow up by touching their rear.#go33
He's so fucking funny lmao
So apparently the thing Aston gave him was a better car
¡ QUÉ GRANDE ÉRES MAGIC !
You gotta love Alonso. He has achieved so much, and has proven that he is still fast as hell. I think he knows that he is valuable to any team who can afford him. While he doesn't have a seat in a winning team, he is just out there trying to spoil others' dreams.
From 4th fastest goes to 2nd fastest, lmao
Alonso is the only driver I know from my childhood... and the only F1 driver I know at all 😀
Alonso a driver of the highest order , up there with Max/Lewis. hope we get to enjoy him for a few more seasons ..
Not to mention his ruthless competitive nature.
To beat the GOAT (MS) twice is legendary!
True! Although in 2005 title fight was more between Kimi and Fernando, Schumi was there but the Ferrari that year wasn't as competitive as the McLaren and Renault. 2006, however, was completely different as it was a full Alonso vs Schumacher fight to the end.
2:56 well, look at Aston now one season later, Alsono now sits in the second fastest car and is a menace on track again, definitely the better choice than signing with Alpine again!
He moved to a more competitive car🔥❤️
Chadlonso
3:45 ...well this aged well, didn't it?😂
3:31 thats kind of adorable ngl
Alonso, Dark lord of the Sith.
"Alonso toying with Alpine for 4 minutes straight"
Well, Alonso is fighting for P2 in driver championship and where Alpine is?
“I’ve done 350 races. I know what I’m doing” 😂
i'll come back to this everytime alonso is on the podium, the fact that alpine say they are 4th fastest team is sus
This whole bit is even funnier now that Alonso's move to Aston paid off big time both in terms of car quality and team environment. Otmar, loyalty works both ways.
And he is fired lol karma!!!
"We are the 4th fastest team"
Aged like milk lol
Now they are last
So far, he's the only reason for me to watch 2023 season. Because out of every driver, he's the only one who has the best chance to beat the RedBull. What about the others? Hamilton? not with that Mercedes, Leclerc?? Well it's difficult because Ferrari being Ferrari.
One oopsie from Red Bull, and victory is ripe for the taking
I would love to see DTS only on Alonso.
Among the greatest... LEGEND.
Is there any doubt Alpine is still going to be for the seasons ahead a mediocre team with a mediocre car, mediocre drivers and a mediocre team director? in one season they have lost 2 places on the constructor's championship as well as much better drivers in Alonso and Piastri. They've got what they deserve, it's as simple as that.
29/03/23 - Driver Standings:
F. Alonso - 3º (30 pt)
E. Ocon - 10º (4 pt)
P. Gasly - 11º (4 pt)
😂
This is why Alonso is my favorite F1 driver
He is not a bad person. He's a badass, big diff.
Literally says 'I am on the Dark Side' like a fucking sith lord
Well, well, well, how the turn... tables...
P3 :D
Fernando is always fun to watch. But that BWT livery and color didn`t look too appealing either on the Alpine or Racing Point
Absolutely love the Alonso arc, pure enigma
Guy: you've caused some real shit didn't you
Alonso: who?
Guy: You
Alonso: No, Seb
My favorite exchange
Love Alonso, go destroy Hamilton this year.
Otmar has no clue. Lost Fernando and Piastri after a shitload of investment, to keep a sub-par driver like Ocon?
And I bet this season Ocon is gonna get beaten by Gasly
2:45 is even funnier at this point considering that Aston Martin is currently 3rd in championship only behind Mercedes by 3 points and Red Bull. Also, it seem like Mclaren, a team that Piastri choose to joined make a leap forward as well while Alpine getting no where.
leaves the 4th fastest team to currently the 2nd fastest, how bout that Otmar 😂
Alpine act like they were betrayed by Nando but they didnt wanna renew a multi year contract with him and there was Piasti just waiting in line then there is Ocon who is impossible to work with and Alpine had solid car in terms of pace but the reliability was shit
If his car didn't break so much maybe he would have stayed.
Otmar is somehow the bigger clown in DTS than Ferrari.
Nando's selfie with Verstappen makes me glad, it was amazing seeing him root for Max last two seasons, even muttering during voice comms.
Hope we can see fights for positions between the two this time around.
Two podiums in the first 2 races of '23. Fuck, you give the old man a good car and it's like nothing has changed since the mid 2000s XD
In retrospect it was clear that they didn't want to sign FA for two years, so they led him a dance that back-fired drastically! OS's comments were quite puzzling really. Pleased for FA that he has the competitive car his talents deserve.
Update: Young Rookie pulled a genius movie finally