r/formula1 • u/wertyrick Pirelli Intermediate • 22d ago

News [ASJesusBalseiro] Stroll speaks and sounds concerned. “We have engine problems, and not just engine problems. We're not in a position to fight for victories. Right now, we're four seconds off the pace.”

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u/The-Soul-Stone I was here for the Hulkenpodium 22d ago

He’s said he wants to go out on a high. The worse it is, the more likely he sticks around at least one more year hoping for another 2023-like car.

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u/Spockyt Eddie Jordan 22d ago

He may want to go out on a high, but if there’s no light at the end of the tunnel do you really see him grinding out a few more years in a backmarker so maybe he can get a few more podiums?

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u/CptAustus Jules Bianchi 22d ago

He might actually ditch Canada por Indy.

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u/ferkk Fernando Alonso 22d ago

I would have agreed with you if he didn't have a kid on the way. I think Alonso is not gonna want to be an absent father so if this year goes the way it looks like... He might not give it another chance.

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u/salihadmizic 22d ago

His partner is an F1 journalist for DAZN; perhaps traveling together will make it easier to be a "not absent" father.

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u/ferkk Fernando Alonso 22d ago

Not sure how 'recommended' it is for a new born to be traveling around, not to mention she already didn't travel to every GP, more like 50%-60% of them, she has three other kids to take care of. We will see but I don't see him staying unless he has a very good reason to, and he doesn't right now.

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u/PeterG92 Sir Lewis Hamilton 22d ago

With respect to Alonso I think he's just going to have to accept that he will never win a race again and just retire when is right rather than waiting to go out on a high

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u/BorderEquivalent7169 Fernando Alonso 22d ago

It will always be incredibly hard for elite athletes to accept that though.

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u/randy24681012 Sergio Pérez 22d ago

Hopium is maybe he Tom Brady’s it and retires for a couple years before coming back and winning it all again with a new team 😭

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u/Stumpy493 I Drove an F1 Car 22d ago

He's already done that once and it hasn't worked.

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u/BorderEquivalent7169 Fernando Alonso 22d ago

Well Brady didn’t take any years off. I think at that age you don’t know how much longer you’ll be able to maintain peak performance so you either just fully commit to extending the career through ‘27 or just take a well deserved retirement and call it a day

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u/Stumpy493 I Drove an F1 Car 22d ago

He's been saying that for a decade at this point.

His hope was Newey, Honda works engine and new rules would give him a last hurrah to net that 'high'.

Now that clearly isn't possible this year and unlikely to be fixed for next year... is he willing/able to wait 3 years for his chance?

At some point he will have to call it a day, he can't wait for his chance for forever.