News in brief: Alonso takes tests, ‘Red Bull’ evaluates Hulkenberg, Vettel compares the best

Fernando Alonso Today, for the first time in a year and a half, he was sitting behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car, spending the day filming with this year’s Renault model on the Barcelona track. Unlike test days, filming days have very strict limits on both speed and distance, so Alonso spent only 100 kilometers on the track. Although it takes time to adapt, the two-time champion is confident that he will be able to enter the rhythm much faster than with his two previous racing cars from IndyCar and Dakar Rally, as F1 is a championship in which he has spent almost two decades. Alonso points out that a lot of nuances still need to be worked on, even in physical condition. “After 100 kilometers, everything is fine for my neck, but tomorrow I will see if it hurts. I can’t complain yet, but I have to keep preparing,”Adds Alonso.

Helmuts Marko does not hide that Sunday’s hero Niko Hulkenbergs is one of the candidates for a place in the Red Bull team for the 2021 season. Marco found that Hulkenberg had already been approached in case he had to replace Alex Albon, whose Covid-19 test gave uncertain results, but the repeated test turned out to be negative. Marko does not exclude Serhio Peres from the list of candidates either. The Austrian makes no secret of the fact that attracting an AlphaTauri rider would not make it easy to close the hole, as there are currently no pilots in their youth systems who can sit in the Red Bull junior team car. However, Marco emphasizes that Albona’s performance in the next stages will play a key role in decision-making.

Sebastians Fetels has stated that despite the repetition of the victory record, he still considers Michael Schumacher a better driver than Louis Hamilton. “This victory figure has always been in my head and I think it will never be achieved, but we can be pretty sure that Lewis will beat it. In any case, Michael will always be my hero. There was something in him that I had not seen in any other driver, ”Says Vettel. “I watched Schumacher when I was a child. This is not the case with Luis, because we competed together. The situation is different. Maybe in 10, 15 or 20 years amazing more. While I am active, of course, I pay more attention to myself than to others.“

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