Alonso: I should have left Ferrari earlier
- Aug 21, 2015
- 2 min read
Despite having a difficult season this year with the McLaren Honda, Fernando Alonso has revealed that he should have left Ferrari sooner.
The former Renault driver moved to the Prancing Horse in 2010 to replace the departing Kimi Raikkonen who had been struggling anyway the previous season. Although there were glimpses of form during the five years he was there, he was eclipsed every time by Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel who were on a four-championship winning streak during those years.
talking to CNN, Alonso said, “Probably, yes. The car was not competitive at all and things were getting more and more sad.
“So probably one or two years less was the best thing, but you know we tried to do our best and we fought until the end of every single race,” he added.
“After five years in Ferrari, being second all the time, I think it was enough for me.”
“I didn’t want to give up and I wanted always to keep believing that it was possible and to keep the dream alive,” added Alonso, as he reflected on his decision to quit Ferrari.
“Last year I realized that with the Mercedes domination it was not possible to win for Ferrari in the short term and a new project was the best idea.”
Even though he knew winning at Ferrari was going to be difficult, he knew that leaving to go to McLaren was equally as risky, but could have a reward at the end as the partnership was new, they could start over.
“McLaren was a risky project because they were completely new, but we are one team — we win and we lose together.”
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