F1 News: Fernando Alonso Delivers Blow To Fans As He Admits Best Chance Of Winning Has Gone

Fernando Alonso has spoken about his chances of winning a race in 2023.

Fernando Alonso has let fans down gently over his prospects of a race win in 2023 with Aston Martin. 

The Spanish driver has had a fantastic start to the 2023 season earning himself six podium finishes out of eight races. Many fans are championing the two-time champion to win his 33rd career win this season as well as break the record as the first driver to win a race after entering over 300. 

However, Alonso has explained in a recent interview that the Monaco Grand Prix was the team's best chance of winning a race. During a recent interview with Motorsportweek.com, the iconic driver explained:

“I think it was more the reaction after Barcelona, knowing that probably was more a one-off, that we were uncompetitive, than being in Canada, you know, our best chance.

“I think we will be, hopefully, on a very competitive position all throughout the year, and maybe only Barcelona being a little bit out of pace. So that’s the hope.

“I don’t think that we point at one weekend, here in Canada or any other has the biggest chance of winning.

“Probably Monaco was, to be honest, in our calendar, our best chance and we were very close: only 40 or 50 milliseconds off pole position, and then in the race, obviously the chance with the weather coming at the end. So, let’s see when we have another opportunity.”

There is no doubt that Alonso will continue to fight for a race win this season and he is also closing the gap to Red Bull driver Sergio Perez who is in second place in the standings. There is now just 9 points between them. When asked if Alonso thinks he can beat Perez in the championship during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend, he simply and bluntly answered, "yes".