«He has a short memory, his Mercedes dominated»- Corriere.it

Fernando Alonso go back to wanding Hamilton. A rivalry, theirs, which has lasted for 16 years, since in 2007 they battled each other as teammates in McLaren (the triumph in the end was Kimi Raikkonen in the Ferrari). The seven-times world champion, who is struggling with his Mercedes just like he did last season, speaking in Saudi Arabia was quite direct: «The current Red Bull is the most dominant single-seater of the modern era in Formula 1.”. A statement not at all shared by the Spanish of Aston Martin which, unlike the English, is experiencing a favorable period.

Alonso to Hamilton: “Short memory, he’s getting old”

And the Spanish, interviewed by The Teamhe replied without too many words: «I don’t agree with what Hamilton says – the comment – ​​in Arabia I finished 20 seconds behind Perez and Verstappen (i.e. the two Red Bulls). He and Rosberg in 2014 and 2015 gave everyone a minute. After two or three laps they protected their engines and lowered performance. He has a short memory, he must be getting old…». At the time Mercedes dominated (in both years they won 16 GPs out of 19), as did Hamilton, world champion in both cases. So Alonso continues: « With a normal car you can see that it has weaknesses. Before he didn’t compete against anyone either alone or sometimes with his partner. He is the driver with the most pole positions and George Russell beat him 2-0 in qualifying this season. This demonstrates how much the car is still an essential factor» explains the two-time world champion who underlines how in the Circus «you don’t come to make friends»» .