Cryptic Fernando Alonso prediction after ‘deserves so much more’ from...

Former Formula 1 driver Pedro de la Rosa believes friend and compatriot Fernando Alonso “deserves so much more” from Formula 1, and predicted that “everything will balance itself” in time.

De la Rosa, now an Aston Martin ambassador, works with Alonso in his current role and believes that there is still more to come from the two-time World Champion, after he signed a new contract to stay with the Silverstone-based team beyond the end of the season.

Fernando Alonso ‘deserves so much more’ from Formula 1 – Pedro de la Rosa
Despite Alonso’s two World Championships and 32 race wins putting him well among the pantheon of the all-time greats of the sport, a combined 11 extra points across the 2007, 2010 and 2012 seasons could have made him a five-time champion.

As a result, he believes that staying in the sport longer will offer Alonso time to give him the results that he deserves to add what is ‘missing’ from his trophy cabinet – with his most recent race victory having come at the Spanish Grand Prix back in 2013.

“I always think that at the end of the day, or the end of any story, everything will come, everything will balance itself, and he deserves so much more from the sport,” De la Rosa told RacingNews365.

“Not because of how much he’s put into it, because I think other drivers have made that effort and have pushed themselves since they were kids as well, but because his passion, dedication, and raw talent, deserve a lot more than two World Championships.

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