‘I never thought I was slower than Michael Schumacher’ - Fernando Alonso reflects on early F1 doubts
📖Alonso made his debut with Minardi in 2001 - the year Schumacher won his fourth title wꦉith Ferrari.
The Spaniard would ultimately become the driver to dethrone Schumacher in 2005, securing his first title with Rena♔ult.
Alonso and S🌜chumacher would then go head-to-head for the 2006 crown, with the former coming out on top.
Itꦚ was a clear passing of the torch from Schumacher to Alonso as the German bowed out of his F1 at t♕he end of the year.
Schumacheꦺr would later return in 2𒅌010 with Mercedes but never truly adapted to modern F1 alongside .
, Alonso was asked if he’s ever had “self doubt”, particularly during his early F1 years.“It’s true that you arrived to F1… when I got to F1, Michael was dominating the sport but I never thought that I was slower than him in a way꧑.
“Maybe it was just a kamikaze approach to F1 and the start of my career but I never doubted that having the same car I could✃ challenge him one day.
“That’s how all my career went so far.”
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