When he withdrew from In 2011 he did so with the record for the most races contested, 326 in the highest category. Now three drivers have surpassed him, and one of them will win 100 grands prix next year. This is Fernando Alonso, who is about to finish his 21st season.
Guest on the podcast Beyond the gridthe Brazilian praised the Spaniard and revealed that he serves as an inspiration in his daily life with his children. “What I like about Alonso is the fact that you look into his eyes and see that he still likes it. That's what I say to my boys: 'Do you have any problems? And you'll have bigger ones, but it depends on how.' I have a lot of things here [y señala su pecho]”.
“If you love it or you see that you love it, you solve every problem possible. So if you love it and you stay in shape, that's what you need to keep going.”
“Rubinho” remembers when which took place during the pandemic, where he was able to see how ultra-competitive the double champion is: “I saw him, when a few years ago, he called me and said: ' I want you to be my teammate in the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans”, And yes, I mean, there is no one more competitive than me, because there was a time when I was at home with my son Fernando, and he came and said to me: 'Dad, lunch is prepared'. I'd tell him, “Okay, okay, I'll be back in a minute,” and the next day he'd come and say, “Dad, dinner's ready, so I haven't moved from my simulator all day , And”. Fernando was the same. I arrived early in the day and he was already there, so I know he's passionate.
This race did not end well. In fact, it all started badly, and then everything was already a mess, as Barrichello recalls: “Unfortunately, we had a little problem… he was in the car. He had a little accident and we didn't know what to do. press a button to enter the pits You had to press a button to change the tires and refuel, and since the track is 20 kilometers, after eight minutes of racing, we were out of fuel. , SO…”
“And then we kept telling the organizers: 'Look, you're never going to put Alonso and Barrichello back together, please let us in,' because we had to press a button and disappear from the race. And they allowed us like five laps later, but we still finished the race. It was a shame that…
When they interrupted him by telling him that they thought he was going to say that Alonso had asked him to be his partner in inside Barrichello joked: “I'd love to. And if he comes to me now and says, 'I want you to be my teammate at Aston', I'll be ready.”
