During the European Championship final last Sunday, the Spanish national team triumphed over the English with a 2-1 victory. Fernando Alonso, who drives for the quintessentially British Aston Martin, was thrilled with Spain’s win, though his engineers might not share his enthusiasm. “I haven’t spoken to anyone yet,” the Spaniard chuckled ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso enjoyed a break from his AM24 last weekend; after a hectic triple header, Formula 1 had a weekend off. However, for the Spanish sports enthusiast, there was still plenty to celebrate. The national football team crowned themselves European champions and tennis player Carlos Alcaraz clinched his fourth Grand Slam title at Wimbledon.
Fernando Alonso Reflects on the Euro Championship Final
“It was a beautiful match, I enjoyed it,” said Fernando Alonso about the Euro Championship final. “A championship like this only comes around once in a while, so to win in this way is fantastic.” What about his British colleagues, who saw their national team lose to the Spaniards on Sunday? “I haven’t spoken to anyone yet, but hopefully we can put this behind us before the first free practice,” Alonso joked.
Visa España: Alonso Praises Carlos Alcaraz
Alonso also praised the performance of Carlos Alcaraz. “We’ve had some great years with Rafael Nadal,” continued the 42-year-old driver. “But now Carlos is doing great, he’s so talented for his age.” Alonso regrets that he can’t provide Spanish Formula 1 fans with a celebration for the time being. “In the beginning, Aston Martin could occasionally compete with McLaren and Mercedes, especially during the qualifiers,” he explained. “But in the last four to five weekends, it really went downhill.”
Carlos Sainz’s manager was also pleased with the result of the Euro Championship final. The Spaniard took the trouble to remind Lando Norris (a proud Brit and former teammate of Sainz) of the final score. ‘2-1, Viva España’, he wrote on the 24-year-old McLaren driver’s parking sign.
