
Alonso during the tests on the Bahrain International Circuit, February 28, 2025 (Kim Elaman/Getty)
Formula 1 drivers and drivers are awaiting the launch of the Australia Award for the 2025 season, amid air expectations, which may mix all the papers and flip up upside down, as the latest expectations indicate the possibility of heavy rains during the race, which may be in favor, the Aston Martin driver, Spain’s Fernando Alonso (43 years).
The Spanish newspaper Marca revealed, yesterday, Wednesday, that Alonso, the world champion, will be the happiest of these expectations, as he improves driving in such weather conditions, a skill that he gained since his childhood in Asturia, where he was forced to race with dry tires even in rainy climates, due to the lack of resources, to develop this experience from his skills, which was evident in the races of Hungary 2006, Europe 2007, and other races that Glue it under the rain.
History is witnessing the effect of the weather in Australia, where Aleppa Adelaide and Melbourne witnessed dramatic races, and in 1989, the rain caused the withdrawal of 13 cars, and the Belgian Thierry Potsin won, while the Brazilian Aarton Cena criticized the decision not to stop the race, while in 1991, heavy rains caused the race to finish early. Alonso had previously lived a similar experience in Melbourne in 2010, when he returned from the last place to the fourth despite his departure from the path in the beginning, and with high temperatures expected during the qualifications and rains on the race day, Alonso may find an opportunity to mix competitors ’papers.
Alonso showed a good pace in the pre -season experiences on a Sakhir circuit in Bahrain, but he admitted that the major teams, such as Red Ball, Ferrari, Mercedes, and McLaren, still controlled the foreground, away from his name from the Department of Nominations, but the weather conditions in the Australian award may be very decisive, and Alonso is returning to the fore again.