Fernando Alonso has hit back at suggestions that he sabotaged his own Formula 1 career by chasing “money” rather than success. “In his 30s, Alonso went for the money when he could have gone a different route.”. “But for 16 years I’ve been fighting for podiums and wins and that’s quite unique.”. And Alonso says moving from Alpine to Aston Martin for 2023 and beyond was not simply a fluke. “It did not happen in 2022 with Alpine, but it was a year to prepare well. If I didn’t continue with Alpine, I wanted to present the best version of myself in these 20 years in F1,” Alonso added. “We started well with two podiums,” said Alonso, “but Red Bull is in another league.

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