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F1 racer Fernando Alonso said that he had an 'anti-Fernando' car back in 2007, the year when he first joined McLaren. As per the Spanish race, the change in F1's tire suppliers (to Bridgestone) right after he secured his second championship in 2006 was advantageous to the racers who had previously used these tires in the GP2 (now F2) series, which consisted of Lewis Hamilton.
Alonso finished Michael Schumacher's dominance in F1 when he won the 2005 drivers' title, and also backed it up with a second title in 2006. After this, he left his Renault team to join McLaren was never able to reach the heights many expected him to.
Back in 2007, Alonso had the fastest car in McLaren, but conflicts with rookie teammate Lewis Hamilton meant that neither driver won the title that year. Now, Alonso said that he was at a great disadvantage that year.
Speaking recently to Spanish outlet AS, Alonso claimed that his 2007 McLaren was an 'anti-Fernando' car. This, he explained, was due to the switch to Bridgestone tires, which provided an advantage to Hamilton over him.
"Surely there were some [cars unsuited to me], but that’s an excuse that doesn’t work. You have to adapt because cars change and rules change," said Alonso, via PlanetF1.
"Without going any further, as soon as the second World Championship ended, I had an ‘anti-Fernando’ car in 2007. The tires were Bridgestone, which were the same ones used in GP2 at the time, so all the drivers who moved up from GP2 suddenly had very good performance," he added.
Fernando Alonso had joined the British team expecting to be the clear number one racer, as he was the defending world champion, going up against a rookie. However, tensions with the camp grew when the team decided to favor Hamilton in place of him, eventually leading to Alonso's exit after just one season.
Fernando Alonso 'convinced' regarding Aston Martin's success in the future
In a recent interview, Fernando Alonso said that he was "pretty convinced" that the Aston Martin project would find success in the future. The only question mark, he said, was about this would come, rather than if.
During an interview for Aston Martin's official website, Alonso was questioned if he believed that the Silverstone-based team was all set to be competitive right at the front of the F1 field in the coming future. He replied, via F1's official website:
"I hope so. I mean, I'm pretty convinced about that. The only thing is when. That's probably my only question mark from this project.
"In my case, driving in the last couple of years of my career, obviously, I want to taste the success of the Aston Martin project. But I know that everything takes a little bit of time to glue all the pieces together. And that’s my only question mark," Fernando Alonso added.
The Spanish racer then doubled down by saying that it was a "guarantee" that Aston Martin would have a good car to fight for race wins and world titles in the future. He also said that the matter of winning titles will then only depend on the execution and some bad luck for their opponents.
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