Alonso a ‘different’ driver in 2018
London : Fernando Alonso is a “different” Formula 1 driver heading into the start of the 2018 season, according to McLaren racing director Eric Boullier.
McLaren has switched to Renault engines this year after three dismal seasons with Honda, and Boullier said Alonso has been revitalised by the change.
The two-time champion has scored just 82 points in the last three seasons, with a pair of fifths his best results since returning to McLaren.
Boullier told Autosport that “the drivers, especially Fernando, will not miss any opportunity to tell us where we are wrong”.
He said: “Watch him, it’s a different Fernando here this year.
“You can see he’s here [at the track in pre-season testing] before lunchtime when it’s not his day to run.
“I remember last year he was coming at 7pm. [This year] he’s in before lunch.”
Boullier added: “He’s happy, yes. He’s a competitor, so he wants the best of the best and he wants more, always.
“Alonso is in a different mindset this year. He’s spending a lot of time here even when he’s not driving the car, so he’s quite interested and supportive of what we are doing.”
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