Aston Martin, immortal Alonso: “Retirement was never an option”

Highlander Alonso. On Thursday evening, an official press release from Aston Martin arrived which approved the extension of the contract between Lawrence Stroll’s team and the two-time world champion. Fernando therefore, who this year started his second season at the wheel of a Silverstone single seater, will continue to be an important part of the English team at least until 2026: the year when new technical regulations for power units will come. strength.

And so there is no retirement for Alonso who continues to be animated by the holy fire of competition despite the fact that he is not very young: he will turn 43 on July 29. Despite his age, Nando does not feel satisfied by always giving good performances for himself and for the team.

“When two parties want something at a certain time an agreement is reached, I am very happy to continue racing and to continue racing with this team that I feel at home with,” said Alonso, quoted by Formula1.com – It was also emotional. the loyalty that I wanted to convey to my team. I felt this was just the beginning of the journey, it couldn’t be the end of the journey for me and Aston Martin.”

Then the Spaniard, continuing his thoughts, added: “The idea of ​​retirement never occurred to me. I was 99% confident that I would continue to run next year, so it was not an option.”