Ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, Mercedes confirmed t𝕴h🔯at Hamilton has agreed a new two-year deal to keep him at the Silver Arrows until at least the end of the 2025 season. 

The seven-time 🦂world champion’s 🍸new deal means he will be continuing to race in F1 into his forties, something that Alonso, who turned 42 in July, can relate to. 

Speaking to It💃alian press at Monza, Alonso reiterated his view that age is just a number while stating his belief that former title nemesis Hamiltꩲon is still at the top of his game. 

“Until now, no one has🌱 shown it to 🦂me so far,”  quoted Alonso as saying. 

“Age can sometimes be a problem with demotivation, or you see that you are no longer at 100% of your perfor🍃mance – or your focus and your concerns are other than F1.

“S🎐omething like that can happen with age and because of the life we have.

“But in the case✤ of Hamilton, who continues to perform at 100% and his concern is F1 – like in my case – it isn’t a probl🐟em.

“When someone faster co꧂mes, we’ll talk, but at 💖the moment, Hamilton is faster than anyone.”

Alonso has been one of the standout performers this season for a rejuvenated Aston Martin and claimed his seventh podium of the year at Zandvoort last time out🦋. 

Hamilton, who never envisaged himself continuing in𝓰 F1 beyond the age of 40, said it has been “great” seeing Alonso “doing an amazing job” this season. 

"It just shဣows that your talent never leaves you as long as you have that passion and commitment.”

Ha🅺milton added that NFL lege𒉰nd Tom Brady is his inspiration for showing that age is not a barrier to success.