Alonso's priority is not third title

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Despite being 42 years old, Fernando Alonso still continues to achieve significant results in Formula 1 and other motorsport categories.

Guaranteed to rejoin the Dakar, Alonso said he would not stop until victory. But this ambition made him long zamIt doesn't stop him from fighting for the third Formula 1 World Championship he's been waiting for for a while.

“I would love to win the World Championship again, but that is not my main priority,” Alonso said. said.

“I enjoy what has been done to put Aston Martin in a position to fight for the championship in the future.”

“I spent with the team. zamI am pleased with the moment and the progress we have made in different areas.”

“Of course I will try the Dakar again. This is something that is 99% certain. But that doesn't mean the third championship is any less of a priority."

"It's a priority, but winning the Dakar is also a big priority for me."

“Maybe eight years, ten years, or whatever years it takes until I get lucky and fight for victory.”

“If I win in endurance races, Formula 1 and Dakar, it will be very special to me as a driver and as a person.”

"That's what's on my mind right now," he said.

Alonso has already proven to be a versatile driver. During his two seasons away from Formula 1, he tried his luck at Dakar, endurance racing and the Indianapolis 500.

“I saw a lot of things,” the Spanish pilot said. The first thing was the love of the people because when I left in 2018 I was tired of traveling and everything around Formula 1 and not being able to fight for good positions.” said.

“I had no idea what people thought of the sport or of me.”

“When I quit, when I talked to people and met fans in hotels or airports, the only reaction I got was 'you have to come back, you have to come back'. It was a surprise that people liked what I was doing, because for the last few years before I quit, we were almost anonymous, no one saw us.”

"The sport wasn't this good before 'Drive to Survive' and things like that, so I was surprised by all the love I got."

“I saw that Formula 1 was very different from other motorsport categories, much more selfish, much more glamorous in a way, but it's the same. zammore fake now. I think Le Mans, Indy or Dakar is more pure in terms of motorsport than F1.”