Alonso: 'If I was driving a Red Bull and the other won, I would be a volcano'

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18:34, 07 Aug 2021

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Fernando Alonso did prove in the last Formula 1 race before the summer break that it is possible to come back strong from a sabbatical, despite celebrating his 40th birthday in July.

His fine defense against the much stronger Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton was the talk of the town after the Hungarian Grand Prix. Not only did he help teammate Esteban Ocon to victory, but Max Verstappen's efforts were also curtailed by his rival's loss.

Alonso still wants to win

Despite his two-year absence, the Spaniard's desire to win is still abundant, and he still won't accept a loss lightly. "I'm not in a position now where I can be second," Alonso explained in an interview with Soymotor.com. "I'm not in a position where I can fight."

"If I was driving a Mercedes or Red Bull and the other team was winning, I would feel like a volcano. But when you're not in that position you have other challenges in your head, and other, more real goals each weekend. But the volcano is still there," the Alpine driver concluded.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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