Alonso was confused because people always asked him if he was happier now than before

Fernando Alonso is confused by the fact that people always think he is happier now than he used to be.

The Spaniard returned to the Alpine Alpes for the 2021 season in F1 and, in the eyes of many, he was happier than his previous days at McLaren. He said when he first joined Ferrari in 2010, people believed something similar, and when he left the sport to compete in other categories of cars and then signed up for his current team, people believed something similar.

The 40-year-old driver said he has been asked about these things throughout his career and he is a bit confused by the perception that people think he's happier now than he used to be.

He said: "When I went to Ferrari, I was asked questions like this and I remember someone asking, 'Why are you happy now?'" Is it because it's an Italian team and you're Spanish, so it's more harmonious? I said, 'Yeah, maybe that's why we have the same sense of humor and the same Southern character'. When I play at the Dakar or Indy or World Endurance Championships, people also ask me, 'Why are you more relaxed now?' In F1 you seem to be frustrated', and now I'm asking the same question again. ”

Although this puzzled him, he did have a theory as to why it was widely believed that he was often a little unhappy. In his opinion, this stems from his first McLaren driver experience in 2007, when he fought a fierce intra-team battle with Lewis Hamilton.

He said people there at the time had the wrong impression of him and his personality and then shared those misconceptions with others, which is why so many people didn't want him to be a happy character.

He said: "In 2007, when I was playing against Lewis Hamilton in the British team, people had the wrong impression of me, spread the wrong message, so everyone was amazed at how good I felt and how happy I was. ”