Fernando Alonso: "I hope to be in Formula 1 for at least two or three more years"

MADRID, 3 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish driver Fernando Alonso (Alpine) has acknowledged that he hopes to be "at least two or three more years" in Formula 1, starting next year at Aston Martin, a team that showed his "desire" to incorporate him, something that "was missing in Alpine".

"I hope to be in Formula 1 for at least two or three more years, I think I'm 100%. And then, from there, a challenge that I have never hidden is to try the Dakar again," declared the two-time world champion in a exclusive interview to DAZN.

In addition, he explained the reasons that led him to change teams for 2023. "It was because of the desire I saw on the part of Aston Martin to have me and, perhaps, those that were missing in Alpine. Or the signs of affection that perhaps I did not have here. Alpine had Piastri, the young talent from the academy, and I was also going to a project that seemed more ambitious than Alpine's," he said.

Finally, the Spaniard valued his recent controversy with the British Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), whom he called "idiot" for a maneuver of this during the last Belgian Grand Prix. "These are things you say and don't think. My mistake for saying them. But well, at the same time, Formula 1 has to be understood. It's all a bit of a show and we'll try not to give them too much of a show when it's controversial," he said.