Fernando Alonso spoke again about what he needs to stay in Formula 1, and this time he did so without beating around the bush. Just a few days shy of turning 45, the Asturian made clear that his continuity no longer depends solely on results, but on whether he will again feel the pleasure of climbing into a single-seater.
He said it ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, in the midst of a season in which Aston Martin barely collects points and where Alonso himself has been its most critical face, confirming that his bond with Aston Martin sigue vigente para 2027, so there will be no exit in that direction.
Still, he insisted that he needs to decide what he will do in the coming years because, according to his words, he feels physically well but misses the enjoyment: “I feel fresh, I feel motivated, I feel fast, but I also need to enjoy what I do,” he explained, leaving clear that the decision is more about emotion than about the contract.
“No es divertido conducir”
The hardest part of his statements came when he spoke about Formula 1’s current format: Alonso was blunt in noting that the latest races in Britain and Belgium, where the cars ran out of battery on the long straights, left nothing good for either the spectacle or the drivers.
He said it isn’t fun to watch, it isn’t fun to drive, and the same situation has repeated race after race, in his own words: “it’s a problem of whether Formula 1 gives me the adrenaline I need to live,” so, for him, that dose of excitement he used to feel when piloting a single-seater is no longer there.
Aston Martin arrives in Hungary with a significant package of upgrades, aiming to reverse the poor run. Later there is also expected an update to the Honda engine, although the Hungaroring layout, slower and twistier, could offset for now the car’s lack of power. Alonso, despite the frustration, remained convinced that Adrian Newey and Honda will end up delivering a winning package if given time.
The driver himself asked for patience and assured he has a clear picture of where the project is headed, though he acknowledged that fixing the problems will take time. He trusts that Newey will build, sooner or later, the best car on the grid, and he hopes that this first package of upgrades is just the start of an evolution that will continue next year and the following years.
Thus, Alonso leaves an open question that goes beyond the 2026 calendar: whether the current Formula 1, with its energy constraints and the lack of adrenaline on track, will continue to be the place where one of the best drivers of his generation wants to keep competing.
Photos of Fernando Alonso
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