The return of Fernando Alonso
There aren’t many people who would disagree that Alonso should have more than just two World Championships. In three seasons he missed out in the final race, and he was stuck outperforming poor cars for many others.
The elite group of drivers to have won three titles (Lauda, Senna, Piquet, Stewart, Brabham) is one that the Spaniard will be desperate to be part of, and he’ll feel he deserves to be. If he can return and do so, banishing the demons of 2007, 2010 and 2012 in the process, it’ll create a storyline that will never be forgotten.
Ever since he entered the Indy 500 in 2017, the talk of Alonso becoming the second ever driver to win the Triple Crown has refused to die down. He’s made no secret of his desire to do so, and after winning Le Mans, is just one event away. However, with the Spaniard soon turning 40, time isn’t on his side.
Winning Indy 500 and competing in Formula 1 is entirely possible, as Graham Hill proved, but doing the latter undeniably makes a win at Indianapolis more difficult to achieve. Winning the Triple Crown would ensure Alonso goes down in history as one of the best racing drivers ever.
At least he will have one more shot at it later this year.
The elite group of drivers to have won three titles (Lauda, Senna, Piquet, Stewart, Brabham) is one that the Spaniard will be desperate to be part of, and he’ll feel he deserves to be. If he can return and do so, banishing the demons of 2007, 2010 and 2012 in the process, it’ll create a storyline that will never be forgotten.
Ever since he entered the Indy 500 in 2017, the talk of Alonso becoming the second ever driver to win the Triple Crown has refused to die down. He’s made no secret of his desire to do so, and after winning Le Mans, is just one event away. However, with the Spaniard soon turning 40, time isn’t on his side.
Winning Indy 500 and competing in Formula 1 is entirely possible, as Graham Hill proved, but doing the latter undeniably makes a win at Indianapolis more difficult to achieve. Winning the Triple Crown would ensure Alonso goes down in history as one of the best racing drivers ever.
At least he will have one more shot at it later this year.