The characters have solidified in the past few weeks, now it is official: Fernando Alonso goes into the season in 2021 and again in formula 1 at the Start! The two-time Champion returns to Renault and will go on the side of Esteban Ocon for the Team with which he won in 2005 and 2006, his two world titles.
The Comeback was confirmed by Renault on Wednesday officially. Alonso had to leave the Premier class by the end of 2018 to pursue other projects in racing. A formula 1 Comeback, he has not, however, never, even if he was always looking to be on a return, interested if he can see the perspective, to be able to victories and another title fight.
For Alonso, it is already the third return to Enstone. After he was initially run from 2003 to 2006 for Renault, he returned in 2008 after a season at McLaren, and remained for a further two years there before he moved to Ferrari. To the great success of his first time at Renault, he was unable in the two years.
Even if the now 38-year-old Spaniard, is in a few weeks, 39, is still regarded as one of the biggest Stars in Motorsport, back to his last success in formula 1, already for a long time. Since 2014 (at the time, in the service of Ferrari) is no longer he stood in the king class on the Podium, his last victory he 2013 brought even (for Ferrari).
Alonso is also up today is the last rider to win a race for the Renault factory team. In October 2008, he triumphed at the Japanese Grand Prix in Fuji. Renault returned in 2016 with it’s own factory team in the formula 1, on the Podium to stand since then, but never more. That should change with Alonso.
you Count the season 2018 in the customer team, McLaren, is, by the way, even the fourth Time in his career that Alonso is driving for a racing team with Renault engines. The Spaniard will replace 2021 Daniel Ricciardo, who moves to McLaren and successor of Carlos Sainz, that is, in turn, will replace at Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel.
More information soon at this point!
This article was written by Ruben Zimmermann
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