F1 News: Fernando Alonso Identifies Monaco Grand Prix As "Main Hope" To Break Record

Fernando Alonso has identified Monaco as a "main hope" for his 33rd career win.

Fernando Alonso is confident he could achieve his 33rd race win at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. 

The Spanish driver has had an incredible start to the 2023 season, crossing the line in third place for four out of the five races so far. If Alonso wins a race this season, he will be the first in the history of the sport to win a race after competing in over 300 races, the same goes for Lewis Hamilton, however, Mercedes are struggling to be as competitive as Aston Martin. 

During an interview earlier in the season with Sky Sports Martin Brundle, Alonso confirmed that he thinks he can win a race this season and went on to identify which races he believes that could happen at, Monaco being one of them. He explained:

“I think so, yes.

“Hopefully soon, I don't know. We seem to have a car that is maybe not the fastest on the straights. We need to improve that, but we are very good on the corners.

"So, I would say that the slowest speeds of the championship, let's say Monaco, Budapest, Singapore. These kind of circuits, I think we put our main hopes at the moment.”

The two-time champion continued:

"I think at the beginning of the year a podium was amazing. Now after four podiums we want obviously more and at least a second place.

"But, you know, the two Red Bulls they are always unbreakable, and they are always super-fast.

"It [the Red Bull] is stronger, it's faster and the reliability has been always outstanding for them as well, finishing both cars in every race.

"If one day there is a crack there, if there is an opportunity, we need to make sure we are in that position and we're still not making mistakes at any point in the weekend."