209 Quotes by Fernando Alonso

I thought I would be a go-kart mechanic – not an F1 driver.

I don’t have any relationship with God and I’ve never wanted it. I don’t believe in fate or in any superior entity; if a plane crashes and people die, it’s not because Heaven said so.

If you’re in the best team in the world, you or your teammate have to win.

I have always been very calm on the outside. I’m not too stressed now just because I’m in formula one. For me, tomorrow will be another day whether I finish first or last. I have to do the maximum and I cannot ask any more from myself.

My parents are responsible for the two things I like doing most – driving and magic tricks. They bought me my first go-kart and a magician’s kit.

This is a fantastic fight for the championship. I’m really confident and believe we can do it.

I will be going to Belgium to win – and we will see how the weekend develops from there.

I look at myself as someone who has been very lucky – my job is also what I enjoy most in the world, and I can make my life doing it.

I am very proud of what we have built in Spain, because it is not a traditional Formula 1 country. I think we have found passionate fans, and built up a strong culture for the sport – and things are improving every day, with more and more people getting interested.