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

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	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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

Alonso still wants to win

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