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Alonso surprised to be racing in F1 aged 40

Article To news overview © Alpine Fernando Alonso is surprised to be racing in F1 at the age of 40, as he celebrated his birthday on Thursday prior to the on-track action at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Alonso made a comeback to F1 this year and will become the second most experienced driver the sport has ever seen at the Dutch GP in September, behind Kimi Raikkonen. The Spaniard admits he did not see himself still racing in F1 aged 40. “You live only the present, you are not thinking too much about the future at that age, and you are just focused on the race weekend," Alonso told RacingNews365.com and other members of the press. "You’re hardly imagining yourself, more than two...
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