13 years ago, Fernando Alonso looked aghast: “Still driving Formula 1 in 2019? Never,” he exclaimed in an interview with the F.A.Z. and shook his head. The claim expired four years ago. Alonso, who will be 42 in July, has to be asked these days in Monaco whether he will still be behind the wheel in 2026. “Age,” he has already exclaimed, “is not a factor in this sport.” Aging research looked at forty-year-olds. She writes about hair loss, farsightedness, weight gain, and declining ability to react. no factor?
Anno Hecker
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When Alonso smiles during the press conference on Thursday before the race in Monaco this Sunday (3:00 p.m. in the F.A.Z. live ticker for Formula 1 and on Sky), a mountain of wrinkles appears around his eyes. Receding hairline adorns his head. In the three-day beard it shines silver-grey. “I’m fit,” he says, “and ready.” The 28-year-old pilot from 2009 is still in his mind.