Young Promises Of Spanish Motorsport
In Spain there is a large following for motor sports. Although far from the passion unleashed by football , car racing generates interest from a large part of the public. Therefore, you must always pay attention to the new promises of Spanish motorsport.
Before and after Fernando Alonso
You don’t have to be a specialist in the field to know that in Spain speed sports on asphalt tracks are divided into before and after Fernando Alonso.
The Asturian, in addition to being the only Spaniard to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix, is also the sixth most winning driver in the history of the highest automotive category. Likewise, it is fourth with the most podiums with 97.
His curriculum is completed by two world championships (2005-2006) running for the Renault team. To this must be added three runners-up (2010, 2012 and 2013) aboard a Scuderia Ferrari car and a third place achieved in 2007 together with the McLaren team.
After an erratic stint at Ferrari and a frustrating return to McLaren, Alonso is still alive and well in Formula 1. In his second spell with the British team, he has not had an engine worthy of his legend.
Honda was never able to solve all the problems, with a machine dramatically slower than the rest of the cars on the track. With Renault, the results are encouraging, but not definitive.
Carlos Sainz Jr .: the present
Carlos Sainz Jr. has come in force in search of replacing Alonso as Spanish ambassador in Formula 1. Born in Madrid on September 1, 1994; He is the son of the double World Rally Champion, Carlos Sainz Cenamor.
He began his career in the world of karting from an early age. In 2008 he won the Asia-Pacific KF3 title. A year later, he would win the Monaco Kart Cup Junior and enter the Red Bull Young Drivers program. In 2010 he made the leap into Formula BMW Europe, winning the Rookie of the Year award.
In 2011 he was champion of the Formula Renault 2.0 North-European, becoming the youngest driver to do so . Its arrival in the highest automotive category took place in 2015, by the hand of Scuderia Toro Rosso.
The promises of Spanish motorsport
Their names are destined to swell the list of Spanish drivers to compete in Formula 1. Together with Saiz Jr. himself, they have the potential to also occupy the top of the podium in the top flight.
Álex Palou, Alonso’s heir?
In the sports field, when young people are coined terms such as ‘heir’ or repeated contrasts are established, it can end up becoming an unnecessary extra pressure. But this pilot born on April 1, 1997 in San Antonio Vilamajor, Barcelona, has had to learn to live with it.
Álex Palou Montalbo has earned with work that is classified as one of the promises of Spanish motorsport . During its development, it has had to fight and compete in the absence of reputable sponsors. After all, motorsports make a lot of money; Having financial resources is almost always more decisive than talent.
Palou has found in Adrián Campos his manager, mentor and best ally. It is precisely Campos, a former Formula 1 driver and one of Fernando Alonso’s mentors, who has most insisted on comparing the Catalan novelist with the two-time champion from Oviedo.
Marc González: another promise of Catalonia
Marc Gonzáles was born on November 17, 1997, also in Barcelona. His walk through the automotive universe began when he was 11 years old; Already in 2013 he managed to qualify for the Rotax World Finals.
González, like Palou, has had to fight to obtain resources that allow him to continue with his advancement ; so much so that it has undertaken crowdfunding campaigns in order to achieve its objectives.
Marta García: female power
There is room for a lady among the promising youngsters of Spanish motorsport. Marta was born on August 9, 2000, in Denia, Alicante . The goal that she has set herself is no small thing: compete in Formula 1.
Let us remember that, in the world of Formula 1, since its creation in 1950 only five women have participated. The last to do so: Giovanna Amati in 1992.
In recent years, Marta García has participated in more than 500 races, inside and outside of Spain . She has been selected twice by the Fia Women Motor Sport, as a female representative in the world of karting.
