Alonso's father did not see a top athlete or F1 driver in his son

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso has been scoring quite a few points in the world championship this season. The Spanish bull is now unmissable in the king class of motorsport, yet he has indicated that in the past there was no real top sporting career. At least, according to his father then.

"He didn't have the vision of being a professional driver when I was a kid. I was racing in go-karts and in different things, but he was just thinking that that will end soon and my life will be completely opposite to professional sport," Alonso told the press conference after last Sunday's race.

Alonso in Formula 1

"He has no talent at all to drive. And so, yeah, he teach me and educate me in different ways and just more for different things in life. So he was always very with feet in the ground, let's say, and teaching me other things and other values because it was difficult to believe that I was able to reach Formula One one day. And that's the beauty of our story," the Aston Martin driver told us.

The Spaniard, who first competed in Formula 1 in 2001, again finished second behind Max Verstappen in Canada. Alonso is slowly creeping towards the points tally of his Red Bull colleague Sergio Perez. The difference in the rankings is currently just nine points.