Not done yet!

Motorsport star Fernando Alonso still has many years of Formula One racing in him as he chases a third world title to add to the two he had achieved back in the mid-noughties.

The 41-year-old has more than 350 races under his belt and is one of the oldest drivers on the F1 grid.

He recently embarked on his 20th season in the sport with the much-improved Aston Martin team and said ‘he can see himself continuing in Formula 1 for a few more years’.

“I think when I started in Formula 1, my idea was to be [here] for seven or eight years,” Alonso shared with the team sponsor on the official F1 site. “Then I won the two championships and I thought I will race, maybe, one or two more years, then I will stop.

“Now I find myself with the longest career ever in Formula 1.

“I’m still fresh. I’m still motivated. I’m still enjoying every single day. I wake up in the morning and I’m happy with what I’m doing. There are a few more years, I think, for me. Hopefully, you know, with a title contender in the future.”

This year, Alonso ended his F1 podium drought with a run of successive rostrums at the opening three rounds of the season in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Australia.

“I think this 2023 campaign is just about getting better, getting to know the car better, starting a new project from day one, and that’s where we are at the moment,” added Alonso. “Hopefully we have more podiums, hopefully we fight for race wins, but I think to fight for the championship, we need to set the team a little bit before doing that.”

He also shared that he keeps racing because he believes in becoming a three-time champion.

“Obviously, you know the challenge is big, you know that you need to overcome some difficulties, some top teams that are now on top of the sport, but I race every day and I train every day thinking that the third title is possible,” he said.

While he is gunning for a third championship, he is also realistic about breaking the records of Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher.

“I think when you race for many years, obviously you start breaking records, but the only thing that matters is to win and to break the record of championships,” he said.

“At the moment that’s probably unreachable, because seven of Michael and seven of Hamilton are out of, you know, the possibility, but that will be the aim ultimately.”