A biography for Fernando Alonsohasn’t been written yet.
“I want to live a normal life that I never had the opportunity to do for many years.”
“I miss winning. I miss being on the podium.”
“When I take go-karts out with my friends, it's a disaster normally. But in the race car, I'm calm because they pay me to do this, and I have to be professional.”
“I would not be happy if I had many trophies at home and people think I don't deserve them.”
“If you're in the best team in the world, you or your teammate have to win.”
“When I joined F1, I was 19 years old, full of energy.”
“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.”
“I am very proud to be part of this team, and I know that winning with Ferrari will mean more than winning with another team.”
“I am one of the best to have raced in F1. I am probably not fastest in qualifying, or the wet, but I am 9.5 in all areas. I try to benefit from that.”
“Ferrari gives you a special feeling.”
“When I race in Australia or Korea or Japan I know it will be a big change for me because Ferrari fans are worldwide.”
“I like to race, not to do laps alone.”
“After five years in Ferrari, being second all the time, I think it was enough for me.”
“McLaren was a risky project because they were completely new, but we are one team - we win and we lose together.”
“The Triple Crown is an attractive target because it is so difficult to achieve.”
“It is true - maybe with five or seven points more, I could be five times world champion. But on the other hand, I could have zero world championships, and zero wins or zero podiums, because F1 is an extremely competitive environment. So I just take the positives, and I am happy with my achievements.”
“I adapt my driving style more or less to anything, from go-kart to motorbike to wet, more downforce, less downforce, Pirelli, Bridgestone, Michelin, V8, V6, whatever.”
“I am a very competitive person in everything. Not only F1 but in everyday life.”
“I like America, and I think probably the American people like me.”
“I always had that, even when I was a kid in a go-kart or when I was playing soccer or tennis: that need of winning. It was there all my life, and it's still there now.”