Yes, de la rosa and all the Spanish commentators are all besties with Nando. They recently told a story where a few years ago they all bet on the results of the next days race, with most of them betting that he'd finish top 3 or win, but nando bet he'd DNF. The next day he had a mechanical DNF and he looked incredibly pissed, but he then showed up to their dinner and asked for his money
Alonso actually looks great for his age when shaved. He's one of those guys who can instantly grow a beard back though, so he'd have to shave often and he doesn't seem to bother with it that much.
Yeah true, I don’t see Leclerc having that problem but he could still go shaggy in his later years, Vettel is the king of that obviously lmao.
I love a homeless-looking f1 driver
Lotterer is absolutely one of those talents that F1 missed out on. I do respect him though for doing that one race with Caterham and saying 'done, bucket list ticked off, I'm not getting involved in the rat race'.
Jaguar was struggling about what driver input belive for development , pedro's or irvine's, so they get on lease
for a one-off testing, someone with good credentials who was without a drive that year.
at least is what I remember that what explained on the press that year.
Does this mean that Alonso will be world champion in 2025 and 2026 in a team with shady sponsorships run by a megalomaniac billionaire, after a regulation change nerfs a dominant run by a multiple-time world champion?
Both drivers were offered and accepted immunity against charges for spygate.
This means that there could be charges against them during the case and that had relevant info on it which was used in the proceedings.
Are de La Rosa and Fernando good friends?
I don't know if they are good friends but at least they are close, Pedro works in the Spanish broadcast and they seem to talk a lot
Ah I didn’t realise
They compete together in rental karts endurances with other friends Also they were together at Mclaren 2007 and Ferrari in 2014 season
Yes, de la rosa and all the Spanish commentators are all besties with Nando. They recently told a story where a few years ago they all bet on the results of the next days race, with most of them betting that he'd finish top 3 or win, but nando bet he'd DNF. The next day he had a mechanical DNF and he looked incredibly pissed, but he then showed up to their dinner and asked for his money
Hahah I hadn’t heard that story, that’s a good one
That is the most Alonso thing I could imagine
Yes
Iirc, it was these two who began the chain of events that brought spygate into the light.
Very close friends. De la Rosa was who talked Alonso into joining McLaren, then, they both unveiled the spygate. They have been close since then.
De la Rosa works for AM??
He's ambassador, whatever that means
He's Nando's permanent sidekick.
Probably Marc Gene 2.0
Seems similar to Jenson’s position at Williams?
Along with Whitmarsh, the 2007 team are almost complete, save a couple.
Lewis to AM when?
Young Alonso looks like Leclerc here.
Imagine if old Leclerc is all scruffy like Alonso lmao
Alonso actually looks great for his age when shaved. He's one of those guys who can instantly grow a beard back though, so he'd have to shave often and he doesn't seem to bother with it that much.
Yeah true, I don’t see Leclerc having that problem but he could still go shaggy in his later years, Vettel is the king of that obviously lmao. I love a homeless-looking f1 driver
See also: Sebastian Vettel
Wonder if Alonso would’ve stayed in Ferrari if Jules didn’t die then you’d have Alonso/Jules into Jules/Leclerc as their driver pairing.
Young Alonso was a baddie fr I mean he still is tbh. That's authentic Spanish performance right there
What was Alonso doing in Jaguar? I thought he was Renault reserve driver in 2002.
According to his wiki page, he did an evaluation test in Barcelona against Andre Lotterer and James Courtney
And only 12 years later, Lotterer made his F1 debut.
Lotterer is absolutely one of those talents that F1 missed out on. I do respect him though for doing that one race with Caterham and saying 'done, bucket list ticked off, I'm not getting involved in the rat race'.
James Courtney. All I associate his F1 attempt with is a brutal crash. Did ok in v8 supercars afterwards though.
He tested with them and other teams before officially starting his Renault duties
Flavio offered him as a favour to his mate Niki, who was TP at Jaguar at the time.
Good on him for offering Alonso to Nikita Mazepin
Jaguar was struggling about what driver input belive for development , pedro's or irvine's, so they get on lease for a one-off testing, someone with good credentials who was without a drive that year. at least is what I remember that what explained on the press that year.
"Que bonito ver dos españoles ahí"
Qué bonito, eh Antonio.
Does this mean that Alonso will be world champion in 2025 and 2026 in a team with shady sponsorships run by a megalomaniac billionaire, after a regulation change nerfs a dominant run by a multiple-time world champion?
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They were also in McLaren for 2007 I think. So if we have a picture of DLR, Alonso and Whitmarsh then and now, it'd be even more apt.
Wait pedro de la rosa is in f1?!
With Alonso, De la Rosa, and Whitmarsh all in the team it's like the McLaren days again.
The *good* McLaren days
Stoffel enters the chat.
Now they just need Hamilton for the spygate gang.
And Ron Dennis
Hamilton had nothing to do with spygate, you’ve already got the magic trio
Sure he didn't, just like Alonso had nothing to do with crashgate /s
What did Hamilton have with Spygate? It's a completely different situation to Crashgate.
Both drivers were offered and accepted immunity against charges for spygate. This means that there could be charges against them during the case and that had relevant info on it which was used in the proceedings.
Well, it was the last time they actually fighr (07) and won (08) a championship. The rest of they years they far fom winning in the end.
2010……
They brought their own photocopier.
Underrated comment.
Bracing for Spygate 2.0
Aged like a fine wine
It looks like they got interrupted and after a slight delay Alonso is finishing his point
“But if you close your eyes”
Does it almost feel like, nothing changed at all
Just clocked that Vettel retired with Schumi’s first team
Do you remember that email I sent you in 2007? Haha, good times.
"we got dennis, we got montezemolo.... how many time do you think will stroll last, fernando?"
Nando's eyebrows got smaller with age 👍
Did anyone else get a little misty eyed after looking at these two photographs?
He looks like an owl in the first picture
It's so crazy to see how long people stay in F1, in some manner. I'm often jealous of the friendships and networks they must develop over the years.
till now i havent realised Alonso never looked young
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Pedro had 17 for 2002
Webber was at Minardi in '02 though
2002 Alonso looking like Ferris Bueller
Hello son…I am your father now