Fernando Alonso Quotes & Sayings

I will be going to Belgium to win
and we will see how the weekend develops from there. — Fernando Alonso

For me, it was not destiny to make it to where I am now - I thought for a long- time I would become a go-kart mechanic, or a job like this, not an F1 driver. — Fernando Alonso

Creating a top team and being in a position to win the Tour de France will give me a nice feeling. But I know it is not easy to create a top team from zero. You need good riders, good staff, a lot of preparation and, most important, a lot of sponsors. — Fernando Alonso

I am very proud of what we have built in Spain, because it is not a traditional Formula 1 country. I think we have found passionate fans, and built up a strong culture for the sport - and things are improving every day, with more and more people getting interested. — Fernando Alonso

The race is lost. You can't overtake here and I'm starting from 15th ... It's over already. — Fernando Alonso

I like to race, not to do laps alone. — Fernando Alonso

I look at myself as someone who has been very lucky - my job is also what I enjoy most in the world, and I can make my life doing it. — Fernando Alonso

I thought I would be a go-kart mechanic - not an F1 driver — Fernando Alonso

McLaren was a risky project because they were completely new, but we are one team - we win and we lose together. — Fernando Alonso

Ferrari gives you a special feeling. — Fernando Alonso

For me it's a simple sport and a simple way to live these seven or eight years of maximum sport. — Fernando Alonso

When I race in Australia or Korea or Japan I know it will be a big change for me because Ferrari fans are worldwide. — Fernando Alonso

Totally uneventful. It was a very successful first flight. To be honest, it was a little bit boring. — Fernando Alonso

I have always been very calm on the outside. I'm not too stressed now just because I'm in formula one. For me, tomorrow will be another day whether I finish first or last. I have to do the maximum and I cannot ask any more from myself. — Fernando Alonso

My parents are responsible for the two things I like doing most - driving and magic tricks. They bought me my first go-kart and a magician's kit. — Fernando Alonso

In Spain there were no TV rights for Formula One. — Fernando Alonso

This is a fantastic fight for the championship. I'm really confident and believe we can do it. — Fernando Alonso

With Ferrari sometimes, you win or you lose depending on what the mood of the team in general, of the group in general. — Fernando Alonso

If you're in the best team in the world, you or your teammate have to win. — Fernando Alonso

It was a bit of a surprise for us that we had problems in Hungary. But in reality, I think the car could have been pretty competitive with a trouble-free race. — Fernando Alonso

I like America, and I think probably the American people like me. — Fernando Alonso

After five years in Ferrari, being second all the time, I think it was enough for me. — Fernando Alonso