‘I never thought I was slower than Michael Schumacher’ - Fernando Alonso reflects on early F1 doubts
Alonso made𒉰 hi♚s debut with Minardi in 2001 - the year Schumacher won his fourth title with Ferrari.
The Spaniard would ultimately become the driver to dethrone꧅ Schumacher in 2005, securing his first title with Renault.
Alonso🗹 and Schumacher would then go head-to-head for 🔯the 2006 crown, with the former coming out on top.
It was a clear passing of the torch from Schumacher to Alonso as the German bowed out ꦡof his F1 at the end of the year.
Schumac𓄧her would later return in 2010 with Mercedes but never truly adapted to modern F1 alongsi💝de .
, 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 never thought that I was🙈 slo💃wer than him in a way.
“Maybe it was just a kamikaze approach to F1 and the start of my career but I never dou🐷bted that having the same car I could challenge him one day.
“That’s how all my career went so far.”
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