‘I never thought I was slower than Michael Schumacher’ - Fernando Alonso reflects on early F1 doubts
Alonso made his debut with Minardi in 2001 - the year 🌱Schumacher won his fo🌠urth title with Ferrari.
The Spaniard would ultimately become the driver to dethrone Schum𒐪acher in 2005, s🌃ecuring his first title with Renault.
Alonso and Schumacher would then go head-to-head for the 2006 crown, wit🔥h the former coming🌳 out on top.
It was a clear passing of the torch from Schumacher to Alonso as the German bowed 🦩out of his F1 at the end of the year.
Schumacher would later ret🅺urn in 2010 with Mercedes but never truly adapted to modern F1 alongside .
, Alonso was asked if he’s ever had “self doubt”, particularly during his early F1 years.“It’s true that you arrived to F1… when I got to F1, Michael was dominating the sport but I neverඣ thought that I was slower th🌳an him in a way.
“Maybe it was 💧just a kamikaze approach to F1 and the start of my career but I never doubted that having the same car I could challen𒈔ge him one day.
“That’s how all my career went so far.”
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