​Eight of the last nine F1 world titles have been won by Lewis Hamilton (6) and Max Verstappen (2), and the hegemony of both will one day be stopped by a Canadian. At least that’s what veteran Fernando Alonso claims.

Lance Stroll, the driver who will stop the hegemony of Hamilton and Verstappen, says Alonso

Having reached the age of 41, Fernando will start a new adventure in the Great Circus, the Iberian will compete in a new season behind the wheel of a single-seater Aston Martin.

In the new team, Fernando’s partner will be Lance Stroll, and the Spaniard speaks only words of praise about him.

In addition, Alonso is betting that the hegemony established by Hamilton and Verstappen will be stopped by Stroll.

“Aston Martin has a young and super-talented driver who undoubtedly has the opportunity to become world champion. To see him achieve that and for me to be a part of it, whether I’m behind the wheel or not, will be something special for me,” he says. Fernando Alonso.

The Iberian continues to praise his new team-mate, of whom he says: “He has speed and talent. He repeatedly demonstrated this, especially in rainy weather. I remember Lance’s pole position in Turkey and other great performances in the rain.

To perform in such difficult conditions, you need to have a special feeling with a single-seater car.”

Alonso wants to do his best to shorten the time until Aston Martin becomes a contender for the Formula 1 title.

“I will use all my experience and all my knowledge to help the team reduce the time needed to become world champions. And if I’m still driving at this time? No one knows, it is impossible to predict. There is no doubt that I will do everything possible to make it happen,” he concluded Alonsoquoted by express.co.uk.

Fernando is a two-time world champion in Formula 1, won the titles together with Renault (2005, 2006).

Who is Lance Stroll?

At the age of 24, Lance was born in Montreal, Canada. He participated in 122 Grand Prix at the Grand Circus, collecting three podium appearances. He also started from pole position: MP from Turkey since November 2020.

In the recently concluded season, Stroll was 15th in the drivers’ standings with 18 points.

What the Formula 1 grid looks like in the 2023 season

Alfa Romeo F1 Team (engine – Ferrari) – Drivers: Zhou Guanyu, Valtteri Bottas Scuderia

AlphaTauri (Honda) – Nick de Vries, Yuki Tsunoda

Alpine (Renault) – Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon

Aston Martin (Mercedes) – Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll

Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari) – Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz Jr.

Haas (Ferrari) – Kevin Magnussen, Nico Hulkenberg

McLaren (Mercedes) – Lando Norris, Oscar Piastre

Mercedes (Mercedes) – Lewis Hamilton, George Russell

Red Bull (Honda) – Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez

Williams (Mercedes) – Logan Sargent, Alexander Albon.

The 2023 Formula 1 season will begin with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 5. Next comes the Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia (Jeddah – March 19) and Australia (Albert Park – April 2).

Champions of the last nine seasons of Formula 1

2014 – Lewis Hamilton

2015 – Lewis Hamilton

2016 – Nico Rosberg

2017 – Lewis Hamilton

2018 – Lewis Hamilton

2019 – Lewis Hamilton

2020 – Lewis Hamilton

2021 – Max Verstappen

2022 – Max Verstappen.