New chapter to Lewis Hamilton v Fernando Alonso? “He has no weak point, very tough”
They have perhaps unexpectedly battled wheel-to-wheel at least a couple of times in the three grands prix of 2023 𒈔already, each coming out on top once.
Hamilton, 38, and Alonso, 41, were teammates at McLaren - it seems like an entire generation ago - and will resume their battle at this weekend’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
“From afar, the talent hasn’t💧 left him,” Hamilton said.
“I don’t believe it does leave us. It’s also his work ethic and tal🍃ent.
“He’s an amazing driver. We don’t put less work in now, than when we were youꦚnger.
“There is more information out there to stay fit and heal﷽thy ಌ- you see it in the greats, like LeBron James and Tom Brady.
“There is more focus than ever from an athlete’s perspective on h🀅ow to get everything out of min🥂d and body.
“I’m still as hungry as ever - clearly, Fe𒆙rnando ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚis too.”
Alonso said about♔ his battles with Hamilton: “It is a♎ very good thing. He’s a legend of our sport.
“We saw in Australia. I think we spent the whole race within two seconds of distance, playing with the distance a little bit. He has no weak ꦯpoint, he makes no mistakes.
“He’s a 🦩very tough competitor. To be🌱at him, you need something special. So this is the type of guy that you want to challenge.”
Alons🀅o overtook Hamilton on his Aston Martin debut at the Bahrain season-opener earlie꧒r this year en route to claiming a podium finish.
Mercedes’ Hamilton returned the🤡 favour, passing his old foe in 🐟Melbourne.
Their rollercoaster history dates back𒁏 to Hamilton’s first season in F1, when he ﷺjoined Alonso at McLaren.
They eacꦕh finished on 109 🍰points with four grands prix wins each.
Last year, with Alonso at Alpine, they had one of the🀅ir occasional falling-outs when the Spaniard called Hamilton “an idiot” when they clashed in Belgium.
The spat was ended when Hamilton sent his rival an autographe𒁏d Mercedes cap.
James was a sports journalist at Sk♒y Spor💯ts for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
