Can Fernando Alonso return to the Dakar Rally in the future? His former Toyota teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah thinks so, having remained in contact with the Spaniard since his maiden outing in 2020.
During his sabbatical from Formula 1 after a difficult second stint at McLaren, Alonso ventured into a wide variety of motorsport disciplines including endurance racing, but arguably faced his toughest challenge when he entered Dakar at the beginning of 2020.
Alonso has since put his focus back on F1 and recently signed a multi-year deal to move to Aston Martin, keeping him in grand prix racing until at least the end of the 2024 season. Four-time Dakar winner Al-Attiyah feels Alonso has the appetite for cross-country rallying and believes it would be possible for any top-level driver to succeed in the marathon once they have enough experience of tackling the terrain.
“What we did for the first time in Dakar, he showed the speed. For this kind of race you need to have experience, because if you see the history of Dakar you need to have four-five-six years of experience until you can win. #310 Toyota Gazoo Racing: Fernando Alonso, Marc ComaPressed further if he thought Alonso could make a comeback, Al-Attiyah said: “I think so.
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