OVERDRIVE Posted March 7, 2021 Share https://www.motorsportweek.com/2021/03/07/alpine-surprised-by-alonsos-quick-biking-accident-recovery/ With the best medical care and money not being a question am surprised they’re surprised Gen, Mark James and ChrisF 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted March 7, 2021 Share https://www.motorsportweek.com/2021/03/07/alpine-surprised-by-alonsos-quick-biking-accident-recovery/ With the best medical care and money not being a question am surprised they’re surprisedHe is a tough cookie. Besides that, he is a cyclist, and that speaks volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted March 7, 2021 Share He is a tough cookie. Besides that, he is a cyclist, and that speaks volumes.I read he's a bit of a prima donna. Is he not funding a cycling team? Mark James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted March 7, 2021 Share I read he's a bit of a prima donna. Is he not funding a cycling team?He's Spanish. Apparently quite demanding.Not sure about the cycling team.He has tried.Even tried to carry on with Euskaltel. Mark James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVERDRIVE Posted March 7, 2021 Share He's Spanish. Apparently quite demanding.Not sure about the cycling team.He has tried.Even tried to carry on with Euskaltel.Just read about that now: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/not-easy-and-not-cheap-fernando-alonso-reveals-reasons-for-cycling-team-failure-454733 Wound have been interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark James Posted March 7, 2021 Share Have you guys watched the Netflix Series "Formula 1"? Alonso comes across as a total brat, and reading the article of his accident, it would seem he was the one who rode into the car and was at fault... Having lived in Switzerland, car drivers are normally "uber" cautious and courteous of bike riders.... Anyway, he is the kind of sportsperson who I get an enormous amount of schadenfreude from reading about his misfortunes... Kind of like reading about Tiger Woods crashing, LOL Edited March 7, 2021 by markjamesmulholland@gmail.com ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterbean Posted March 7, 2021 Share Have you guys watched the Netflix Series "Formula 1"? Alonso comes across as a total brat, and reading the article of his accident, it would seem he was the one who rode into the car and was at fault... Having lived in Switzerland, car drivers are normally "uber" cautious and courteous of bike riders.... Anyway, he is the kind of sportsperson who I get an enormous amount of schadenfreude from reading about his misfortunes... Kind of like reading about Tiger Woods crashing, LOLCalled "Drive to Survive" and its phenomenally dramatised with editing... I wouldn't want to draw conclusions about people from how they're represented on that show... DieselnDust, Gen, OVERDRIVE and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark James Posted March 7, 2021 Share Called "Drive to Survive" and its phenomenally dramatised with editing... I wouldn't want to draw conclusions about people from how they're represented on that show...Yes, that is the one... Agreed that it is super dramatised (like most "based on fact" programs I guess), but non-the-less, Alonso comes across as a fairly obnoxious and arrogant person. But, maybe he is a super duper nice person in real life... DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted March 8, 2021 Share Yes, that is the one... Agreed that it is super dramatised (like most "based on fact" programs I guess), but non-the-less, Alonso comes across as a fairly obnoxious and arrogant person. But, maybe he is a super duper nice person in real life... He is actually . A competitive persona with a very dry humour for a Spaniard. He is associated with being explosive and difficult to work with as that’s how he was portrayed by the English tabloids when he was at mclaren for a year with Hamilton. That wasn’t particularly fair since they didn’t have equal equipment Gen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Called "Drive to Survive" and its phenomenally dramatised with editing... I wouldn't want to draw conclusions about people from how they're represented on that show...Season 3 starting next week. Mark James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted March 8, 2021 Share He is actually . A competitive persona with a very dry humour for a Spaniard. He is associated with being explosive and difficult to work with as that’s how he was portrayed by the English tabloids when he was at mclaren for a year with Hamilton. That wasn’t particularly fair since they didn’t have equal equipmentJust about any successful athlete or person might come across as difficult.. They don't have time for mediocre nonsense.. To be the the best you want things running the way you need it to.. I mean this is a cycling forum.. we know how cyclist need everything to be perfect with equipment and nutrition and and and to meet their needs ... Same with any other sport or in business. ChrisF, Long Wheel Base and The Ouzo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark James Posted March 8, 2021 Share Season 3 starting next week. Hopefully he gets portrayed in a more favourable light and we get to see his softer and more playful side ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted March 8, 2021 Share Hopefully he gets portrayed in a more favourable light and we get to see his softer and more playful side ;-) Since he didn't race last year I highly doubt we'll see much of him, plus there are more juicy storylines to push: vettel leaving /Perez without a seat /hulk coming back /Bottas' time ticking / Max frustration with his car ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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