{"id":34127,"date":"2024-02-16T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=34127"},"modified":"2024-02-16T07:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T07:52:02","slug":"fernando-alonso-brutally-savages-lewis-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/fernando-alonso-brutally-savages-lewis-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernando Alonso brutally savages Lewis Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fernando Alonso launched his opening salvo of the season at Lewis Hamilton on Monday, asserting that the Brit\u2019s recent decision to join Ferrari was a departure from his previously stated aspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seven-time world champion Hamilton startled the Formula 1 community two weeks ago by announcing his departure from Mercedes at the close of the 2024 season, citing a long-held desire to race in the iconic red of Ferrari as a &#8220;childhood dream&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alonso, an experienced Spanish driver and two-time world champion, who competed for Ferrari from 2010 to 2014, quipped that Hamilton seemed to have altered his &#8220;childhood dream&#8221; considering his past allegiance to Mercedes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It was not his childhood dream 12 months ago, no?&#8221; remarked Alonso at Aston Martin\u2019s car launch on Monday. &#8220;Or two months ago, I guess, it was a different dream.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Fernando-Alonso-in-Montreal-2023.v1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Fernando-Alonso-in-Montreal-2023.v1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Fernando-Alonso-in-Montreal-2023.v1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Fernando-Alonso-in-Montreal-2023.v1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Fernando-Alonso-in-Montreal-2023.v1-720x480.webp 720w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Fernando-Alonso-in-Montreal-2023.v1-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Fernando-Alonso-in-Montreal-2023.v1.webp 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/ferrari-warned-signing-lewis-hamilton-is-a-big-mistake\/\">Ferrari warned signing Lewis Hamilton is a big mistake<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I hope he enjoys the experience,&#8221; Alonso continued. &#8220;I think it\u2019s a very special team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s more special when you win \u2013 it\u2019s been a few years already since they\u2019ve had a very fast car and they were contending for significant achievements.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Adrian Newey to leave <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedBull?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RedBull<\/a> if Christian Horner gets sacked <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EQYo6HsqWT\">https:\/\/t.co\/EQYo6HsqWT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Formula1News.co.uk (@Formula1newsUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Formula1newsUK\/status\/1755714038045040890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/nico-hulkenberg-breaks-silence-on-guenther-steiners-exit\/\">Nico Hulkenberg breaks silence on Guenther Steiner\u2019s exit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alonso also discussed the possibility of replacing Hamilton at Mercedes next year, acknowledging that he is a compelling option for Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alonso, who had a tumultuous relationship with Hamilton during their time as teammates at McLaren in 2007, disclosed that he hasn&#8217;t dwelled much on Hamilton&#8217;s move as he concentrates on his second year with Aston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aston unveiled their 2024 car \u2013 the AMR24 \u2013 at Silverstone on Monday. 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Alonso, an experienced Spanish driver and two-time world champion, who competed for Ferrari from 2010 to 2014, quipped that Hamilton seemed to have altered his &#8220;childhood dream&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":24060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,21,26],"tags":[70,29,30],"class_list":["post-34127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-driver-market","category-featured","category-latest-news","tag-fernando-alonso","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-mercedes-f1"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fernando Alonso brutally savages Lewis Hamilton<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pre-season testing is set to commence on 21st February, with the inaugural race of the season taking place in 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