Josep Pedrerol has lived a most intense adventure this week. The sports journalist has acted as Fernando Alonso’s “co-driver” on the Jarama circuit, where the Aston Martin driver drove at 280 km/h.
The presenter of El Chiringuito de Jugones got into the vehicle with the Asturian, experiencing a few minutes of pure adrenaline. In a video of the incredible moment, Pedrerol even asked the driver to brake: “Fernando, please,” he said, to which Alonso replied: “Everything is fine, everything is fine.”
“There is a lot of noise, but few nuts,” explained the Asturian, who came to grab the journalist’s hand to reassure him. “What is fear? Aren’t you afraid?” Pedrerol wondered. Fernando Alonso was sincere: “Nothing, ever.”
Fernando Alonso has taken advantage of his visit to the circuit to talk about his work in Formula 1: “We train a couple of hours a day, doing physical exercise, because the preseason (when the cars are driven) is mainly in January and February,” he stated. the pilot during a Finetwork event.
Likewise, Alonso has revealed to the media: “We are always away from home. Now we are going to Singapore, then to Japan… we change our schedule a lot and you still go to the gym at three in the morning, because you are somewhere where you have jet lag and can’t sleep at the time.
During the event, the driver gave several journalists a ride in his car, something that has undoubtedly marked Pedrerol: “I admired Fernando Alonso for his desire to win, for never giving up, for always wanting more, for being “a brave pilot who goes to the limit…I have changed my mind. Now I admire him much more,” he says.
