Fernando Alonso "Honda F1's problem wasn't Alpine"[F1-Gate.com]

Fernando Alonso believes the reliability battle at Alpine F1 Team doesn’t compare to the one he faced at McLaren-Honda, saying it has been ‘more fun’ this year.

Fernando Alonso, who finished ninth in the championship in his second season after returning to F1, has missed out on many opportunities due to recurring reliability problems throughout the season.

Fernando Alonso has expressed frustration with the problems plaguing the Alpine F1 team and believes he lost dozens of points in a head-to-head collision with teammate Esteban Ocon in 2022.

Fernando Alonso had a disastrous three years at McLaren thanks to his partnership with Honda F1, and it wasn’t the first time he had seen a season affected by periodic reliability problems.

But Fernando Alonso declined to compare the two periods, saying the Alpine F1 team has been “more competitive this year”.

“It was a lot more fun when the race was over,” said Alonso.

“At McLaren-Honda I haven’t always scored points, so I won’t make comparisons.”

Fernando Alonso, who joined McLaren in 2015 when Honda returned to F1 as an engine supplier, has experienced a difficult season with McLaren thanks to his partnership with Honda F1.

But it was a difficult season for Fernando Alonso, who managed just two top-10 finishes, as Honda F1, which entered F1 a year late, found it difficult to catch up with existing suppliers and understand V6 hybrid engines. .

In 2016 McLaren and Honda F1 made a step forward, but in 2017 a complication arose and their contracts were terminated.

McLaren has partnered with Renault since 2018, while Honda F1 teamed up with Toro Rosso, eventually paving the way for a deal with Red Bull.

Fernando Alonso retired six times in 2022 compared to eight in 2015 and ten in 2017.

However, in races which were not affected by reliability issues, the Alpine F1 Team had much more consistent results, with best results of fifth place at Silverstone, Spa and Interlagos.

However, two-time F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso said after retiring from the last race for the Alpine F1 Team in Abu Dhabi that the retirement did not reflect all of the team’s problems, stating that “this year, in fact, it was a bit of a disadvantage for us in car #14.”

“So far I’ve had six retirements, some of which are not considered retirements. The problem in Australian qualifying was like a retirement,” commented Fernando Alonso.

“In the sprint race in Austria I couldn’t even start, so I think there were nine or 10 reliability problems and this level is clearly unacceptable.”