Fernando Alonso’s “mental will” to fight for title, aged 45, to be tested
"Adrian said it’s about mental will"

Fernando Alonso must overcome t𒁏he “mental will” to win another F1 champi𝓡onship, it has been suggested.
Aston Martin’s Alonso will benefit from working alongside Adrian Newey for the last chapter in his Formula 1 care🎶er.
Now ܫaged 43, Alonso suddenly has hope to add to the two titles 🤡he won with Renault.
He is contracted to Aston Martin until the end of 2026, the first season where he will be 🦄equipped by a car fully-designed by the incoming Newey.
“Anything is♕ possible,” Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz commented.
“Alon🔥so will be 44 when Adrian starts to have his first influence. He will be 45 years old when he drives the first Newey car and goes for the championship.
“I asked Newey about this. Adrian said it’s about mental will. If you’re still quick enough, but the mental fatigue goes.ꦆ You don’t want to do it anymore.
“If Fernando can buck that, and wants to keep going, then there꧃’s no reason why🅺 he shouldn’t be able to.
“Fernando 🌊goiꦰng for a third championship at 45 years old? There’s nothing to say he won’t get the missing 33rd win in 2025 with a Newey-influenced car.”
Newey and Alonso have each spoken about their desire toღ work toge🌸ther over the years.
Their paths almost crossed at Red Bull but, despite talks, Alonso opted against joining the project which would lateಌr deliver titles for Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen.
“Paul Monaghan, at Red 🌊Bull, was Alonso’s race engineer at Renault,” Kravitz remembered.
“He was on☂e of📖 the key people who tried to convince Fernando to come to Red Bull in 2009.
“He was quite close but, ﷽in the end, it didn’t happe🎃n.”
Alonso will have his dream accomplice in Newey, beginning in Mar𝓰ch.
But he must defy the 🦹age barrier to fully take advantage of Newey’s car-designing genius.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade coveꩲring everything from American sports, to football, to F1.