Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso: I would prefer Karting over running a Formula 1 team
Ferrari driver, Fernando Alonso dismissed the idea of taking the role of a team principal after he retires from racing.
While talking to the media earlier today the two-time World Champion, Alonso stated that Formula 1 is his passion and driving is what he loves to do, yet, he does not intend to run a team after he decides to quit racing.
The Spaniard said, "Today I would say no, because what I like is to drive. But it will be hard to leave F1 one day because I've been driving all my life. I think I will prefer to spend the weekends having fun in a kart rather than doing some other job."
Some of the other leading drivers of the highest ranking series of the world like, the four-time World Champion, Sir Jackie Stewart and Alain Prost, also the winner of four world titles, decided to run teams after they retired.
However, Alonso told reporters earlier today that he has not entertained the idea himself. He believes that he is best at racing and would love to race as long as he can. The 29-year-old further proclaimed that for F1 drivers the "greatest sacrifice" is
to dedicate their "first 30 or 40 years exclusively" to racing.
The Spanish racer joined the Formula 1 grids for the first time in 2001, under the Minardi umbrella. Although he finished his debut season without being able to bag a single point, yet he was signed by Renault in 2003. The first two seasons with the French
Marquee saw the passionate driver finish at 6th and 4th places.
However, the next season was miraculous as he ended the long reign of the seven time World Champion, and statistically the best racer ever in the sports’ history, Michael Schumacher. Both, in 2005 and 2006, Alonso bagged championships and rose to the status
of the most threatening driver on the grid.
This year marks his 10th season in the sport while his 2nd with Ferrari. It is largely believed that Alonso is still the toughest contender on the 2011 calender, which carries as many as 5 World Champions.
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