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F1 drivers don’t become slower with age - Alonso
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Mclaren-Honda star Fernando Alonso thinks Formula One drivers’ skills do not wane as they grow older, and says that careers usually end due to the growing weariness with the constant spotlight the sport brings. Once the youngest world champion in F1 history, the 35-year-old Spaniard is now one of the elder statesmen on the current grid with 271 starts in 15 seasons under his belt. Alonso, who will see his experienced team-mate Jenson Button take a sabbatical in 2017, dismisses the idea that age translates into losing a step on track. “I don’t see it like other sports that maybe the physical situation is so relevant,” he told F1i's Chris Medland during an...
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