Alonso ties 350 GP record at Monza: ‘I will reach 400’

Fernando Alonso will arrive this weekend Monza record of Kimi Raikkonen of Most contested Grands Prix in F1: 350, and in the next race he breaks this record. But the Spanish driver, who has already reiterated that he intends to stay in Formula 1 for at least another couple of years, recalled that he had not seen these statistics and that he would certainly reach them. 400 Grand PrixIn that sense, he wanted to highlight what’s behind so many races in the ‘Great Circus’: Performance and dedication to maintain the highest level despite his 41 years of age.

“I know the numbers because they repeat me every weekend, but I don’t look at the stats very much. I’m happy to be in F1 for a few more years and I’m sure 400 wins in another two years or as long as I’m in F1. It could be achieved, and that’s a big number. It shows my passion for the sport, my discipline to perform at the highest level. You can’t reach 400 races if you don’t perform.”he pointed out at the official press conference of the Italian Grand Prix.

Scored 10 points in a row since Barcelona

“We’re doing well now. It’s not been completely troubled in the last 10 races, but we’ve seen consistency. In Barcelona we had to change the engine and I was the last one to start. But in Austria the car wouldn’t start before the sprint race and we had to start last on Sunday so we still have a lot to improve on if we can have a clean weekend maybe next We can score points in a few races.”

Possibility of adding podiums in this final stage

“We are in the same position as when we started the year. We are behind the top three teams, so the obvious place is seventh or eighth. I’ve heard that sometimes you can get hit and sometimes more penalties like Carlos (Sainz) put you in a better starting position, but in the race you’re back to your natural position.”

Expect good performance from your car at Monza

“I don’t think there is a specific rear wing or downforce for Monza. We will see how we can perform here. The car did very well in Baku and Spa. Hmm, maybe there are other races where we are faster, like Suzuka and Austin…”