Source: Mercedes F1 Twitter
Fernando Alonso says the seven world titles record held by Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher is “out of the possibility” for him.
After many years of driving relatively uncompetitive cars, two-time world champion Fernando Alonso finally has a car capable of fighting at the front of the field.
With Aston Martin in a really good spot in 2023, it’s natural that there are talks about a possible challenge for the world title in the future.
While Alonso is eager to win another championship, as the oldest driver on the grid he accepts he will most probably never be able to match or break the seven world titles record currently held by Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher.
“When you race for many years, obviously you start breaking records,” the Spaniard said in an interview with a sponsor.
“But I think the only thing that matters is to win and to break the record of championships.
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“At the moment that’s probably unreachable because seven of Michael and seven of Hamilton are out of the possibility. But that will be the aim ultimately.”
Asked if he thinks he can fight for the title in 2023, Alonso said:
“That’s the aim for sure, but I think at the moment we have to keep the feet in the ground. The aim for the team is just to have a good season.
“They were struggling a lot in 2022, so I think we have to walk before [we] run. And I think this 2023 campaign is just about getting better, getting to know the car better, start a new project from day one.
“That’s where we are at the moment. Hopefully we will have more podiums. Hopefully we fight for race wins.
“But I think to fight for the championship, I think we need to, as I said, set the team a little bit before doing that,” he concluded.
