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Old 22 Nov 2018, 02:56 (Ref:3864903)   #1576
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Possibly.

I was talkin' more like he's simply had enough, period. No other reasons, causes or dislikes. Plain old tired of the routine is my thought.
Eighteen years, year in and year out, is quite a while to be doing anything....time to move on....maybe a simple change is the order of the day.
But...he still wants to race, hence the Triple Crown.
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Old 22 Nov 2018, 08:05 (Ref:3864928)   #1577
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But...he still wants to race, hence the Triple Crown.
Or is it that he just wants to achieve?
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Old 22 Nov 2018, 10:40 (Ref:3864964)   #1578
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But...he still wants to race, hence the Triple Crown.
"But...?" what? Yes, he still wants to race.

I keep cars five to seven years because I get what I like. I choose what I enjoy. I could keep them forever if I desired. So when I tire of one, I purchase another variety. Has nothing to do with my desire to drive.
I can eat chocolate ice cream days in a row because I like it. But when I tire of chocolate, I change flavour Why? Because I still like ice cream.

Perhaps he's just had enough (sometimes, enough is just enough) of the F1 scene. I guess I left that part out, eh? I was taught never to assume anything....
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Old 22 Nov 2018, 12:49 (Ref:3864985)   #1579
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Same here. If Racing Point Force India had been clever... it could have been a really interesting match. Meantime, Mr Alonso will drive WEC... and the Indy 500... and maybe NASCAR road races...
Wow, this is a good idea and got me thinking how cool it would have been. Daddy stroll could have asked him to be lance's mentor, sharing everything with him and lance share everything with Alonso, much like the indycar environment he enjoyed. With more cash, and a top driver, maybe force india could have begun nipping at the heels of the top 3. And part of the deal could have been if he wasn't in championship contention, they field a car for both drivers for Indy 500 and some other select races Alonso was interested in. Lance and Alonso could have been a package deal for a le mans drive too. Would have been quite beneficial for lance, even if he was beaten bad by Alonso for 2 years. After the 2 years, lance would still only be like 22, with a whole lot more knowledge, and well rounded experience under his belt. (It's fun spending daddy strolls money, haha).
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Or is it that he just wants to achieve?
Without doubt he wants to achieve and he has to race in order to fulfill the achievement.
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Old 22 Nov 2018, 13:16 (Ref:3864993)   #1581
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Old 22 Nov 2018, 13:55 (Ref:3865004)   #1582
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"But...?" what? Yes, he still wants to race.

I keep cars five to seven years because I get what I like. I choose what I enjoy. I could keep them forever if I desired. So when I tire of one, I purchase another variety. Has nothing to do with my desire to drive.
I can eat chocolate ice cream days in a row because I like it. But when I tire of chocolate, I change flavour Why? Because I still like ice cream.

Perhaps he's just had enough (sometimes, enough is just enough) of the F1 scene. I guess I left that part out, eh? I was taught never to assume anything....
Of course it has something to do with your desire to drive. If it wasn't, why when you tired of one of your other cars, did you purchase another variety of car, because you didn't want to drive it?

As for the ice cream analogy, of course you still like ice cream, you just want a different flavour, after having eaten chocolate flavoured ice cream for days in a row.

So applying either scenario to Alonso, perhaps he's just had enough of the F1 scene and wants to race in something else.
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Old 22 Nov 2018, 14:17 (Ref:3865012)   #1583
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Or perhaps he likes ice cream? Am I doing this right?
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Or perhaps he likes ice cream? Am I doing this right?
I think so.

Kimi likes ice cream but I don't know if Alonso does. Though with Chandon sponsoring McLaren, maybe Alonso has acquired a taste for Champagne Sorbets?
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Old 22 Nov 2018, 21:19 (Ref:3865093)   #1585
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So applying either scenario to Alonso, perhaps he's just had enough of the F1 scene and wants to race in something else.
Yeah. Like I said back in 1571.

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And maybe, just maybe, he's just had enough. It happens, ya' know....
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Yeah. Like I said back in 1571.
Like I said back in 1576. Didn't Columbus sail the ocean blue, back in 1492?
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Possibly.

I was talkin' more like he's simply had enough, period. No other reasons, causes or dislikes. Plain old tired of the routine is my thought.
Eighteen years, year in and year out, is quite a while to be doing anything....time to move on....maybe a simple change is the order of the day.
Surely it has more to do with Mercedes and Ferrari rejecting Alonso, than Alonso rejecting F1!
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So, all the other teams rejected him also? You didn't mention them. I would think ('do think, actually) someone like Williams (let alone McLaren) would welcome him with open arms.....

I found his entry to the full season of FIA/WEC quite telling (unrest), myself...



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There was just no room for him there. The teams didn’t want to sacrifice their drivers for him for some reason
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https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/o...return-rumours

Rumours McLaren trying to arrange seat time for Fred in 2019 with a view to him returning in 2020.

Let us hope their optimism is well based.

Interesting to note the discrepancies between the wind tunnel and reality, and running tests in practice.
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Yeah, I guess so since he was so successful doing so (if he was the developer) the past two years.

I've mentioned it before and here I go again....good race drivers don't necessarily make good test drivers and vice-versa.
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Yeah, I guess so since he was so successful doing so (if he was the developer) the past two years.

I've mentioned it before and here I go again....good race drivers don't necessarily make good test drivers and vice-versa.
Luca Badoer, great test driver apparently, but
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Or even I think Michael Schumacher. If I remember correctly, the guy could drive around handling problems so well that it was quite difficult to cure them. Ferrari only really took off once Barrichello got there. Apparently he was really good at setting up the car and testing.
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