Sky Sports F1 pundit Natalie Pinkham has described 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso as “incredible”, noting that the 🐽Spaniard returned to the sport as a “diff🍒erent person” following his sabbatical.

After four difficult seasons with McLaren🔯 between 2015 and 2018, Alonso took a break from the sport.

During his time, he competed in the World Endura🤡nce Championship with Toyota and competed at Daytona.

After two seasons out, he returned to F1 with Alpine, replacing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Daniel Ricciardo, who decided to join McLaren.

Alonso is still on the F1 ♔grid in 2025, which is set to be his✤ 22nd season in the sport.

Speaking on , Pinkham noted a clear change in Alonso following🀅 his return to the sport in 2021.

“He’s fantastic,” Pinkham said. “Actually, when he went away and then came back to t﷽he sport, he actually said to me and a number of my colleagues, you know what? I do understand now kind of what you’re doing.

“B𝓀ecause the last thing that we ever want to do is shove a microphone under someone’🐟s nose and stress them out, but he had a sort of greater appreciation of the bigger picture once he left and then returned.

”He was a different person actually when he came back, he was much more relaxed and yeah, he’s just incredible. Like, lon🤡g may he stay in our sport. I know that there’s an argument to keep bringing in rookies and, we’ve got six this yea🐬r, that’s fantastic, and it keeps the grid moving and it keeps the energy up and keeps the competitive juices flowing.

“But I do think there’s a lot to be said for having the King of Spain on the gr😼id as well.”

Alonso waits for Newey’s influence at Aston

2025 could be a challenging year for Aston Martin as they and Alo🐼n𒈔so wait for Adrian Newey’s design influence.

Adrian Newey officially started wo𓆏rk on March 3, so may have had very little inpuꦗt on this year’s car.

Aston Martin and Alonso wil🍸l be pinning their hopes on 2026 - given it will be the first car designed by Newey.

Similarly, they will have a Honda works engin𝓰e deal from next y🐭ear, which should give them a boost.

Alonso is contracted with 🏅Aston Martin until the end of 20♈26.

It means next year could be his last chance of winning his first ra💞ce since 2013 - or potentially that elusive third world title.