Double world champion Fernando Alonso is heading into the Formula One season in an optimistic mood, with the Spaniard hoping the new 2022 rules can deliver enough of a shake up to put his Alpine team in the fight at the front.
The 40-year-old returned to the sport last year, signing for the same Enstone-based outfit with whom he won his two titles in 2005 and 2006 when they ran as Renault.
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His sights had always been set on the 2022 rules overhaul, billed as the most sweeping in decades.
“I came back to the sport … because of this regulation,” Alonso said, at the launch of Alpine’s 2022 challenger in Paris, when asked if the new rules could be a game-changer.
“So it has been one year and a half waiting for these cars.”
F1’s new rules, which feature a complete redesign of the cars, are aimed at delivering better racing.
Together with a more restrictive cost cap, they could put more teams in the mix at the front, if not completely reset the competitive order.
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