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Fernando Alonso has
been knocked down

while cycling near
Lugano in Switzerland,

where he lives.

It would appear he has
a few fractured bones.

The Asturian from Alpine F1
team was knocked down by a car.

He was immediately rescued and
admitted to a local hospital.

Fer sent me a text that said,

"Speak to Lore,."

"I'm fine, don't do
anything for now."

He wrote to us while waiting

for the doctor to
attend to him in A&E.

Given the severity
of the bruising,

he has been urgently
transferred to Bern Hospital.

Little by little, I received

messages he sent his family
that Lorena forwarded to me.

At 7 pm, he sent a
message to his people

telling them that he'd
been knocked down by a car.

Being locked down, in Spain...

The first thing me
and Lore said was,

"Let's jump on a
plane and go there."

You realise, in that moment,

how hard it is to be far away
when these things happen.

You never want to find
yourself in that situation

because you're
totally powerless.

I told him, "Don't worry,
it always bleeds a lot,"

"it can be stitched up..."

The operation went well,

I imagine that right now
he's eating baby food

and drinking juice
through straws.

I'm on my way back from Bern.

I had my first check-up.
Everything's fine.

That's all.

I'm off home, to rest.

I feel very blessed because

any other accident
I might have had

would surely have affected the
start of the World Championship,

I'd have missed a race.

They say I'll be fine

but I can't do now what
I could do last week.

They know I need to use my neck,
to put pressure on my neck,

to wear a helmet.

I kept saying, "I need
to do this and this..."

And they said, "Don't worry,
it's normal you feel this now",

"give it 4 days,
6 days, 8 days,"

"you'll be right as rain."

And they were right.

EPISODE 4 RIVALS OLD AND NEW

FORLÌ-CESENA ITALY

FERNANDO VISITS HIS PERSONAL
PHYSIOTHERAPIST'S CLINIC

- What plans...
- So,

today we'll do some evaluations.

We'll work in particular
on your cognitive skills.

There has been a
trauma, an injury,

you hurt your face and head.

We'll put the body under stress

while we stimulate
your attention

and see what answers we get.

Perhaps, as I'm a bit older,

my job is to coordinate

a bit more

the stages that need extra
coordination in each discipline

and to teach Fernando the skills

that concern evaluating

and planning.

I'll get changed.

- You do that.
- OK.

Ready!

I met him when I
was with Minardi

and Fernando was in
Minardi's satellite team,

Formula 3000.

It was a beautiful thing
that Fernando wanted to unite

all his childhood friends.

And we joined

the technical crew,

Eduardo and I.

It's his safe place.

His way

of creating an island on
which he can live peacefully.

He is amazing when he
puts his helmet on.

He becomes another person.

I always say there
are two Fernandos.

Coaching an athlete
at a certain age

is a little different.

- How did I do?
- 8.78.

It's important to
focus more on resting.

We know, from a
scientific point of view,

that the older you get,

one of the most important
things is resting.

Let's do the multicolours.

OK.

You're always green.

Does it work?

At the age of 40, one
must work more on quality

and less on quantity.

In terms of cognitive attention,

everything changes.

We'll put the glasses on you.

They make it harder.

Holy shit!

You can't see where anything is.

Coaching an athlete like
Fernando is not easy

because Fernando
decides everything.

And if

he doesn't like
what you're saying,

he doesn't listen.

Blue.

Red.

It's not easy getting
Fernando to trust you.

It's not easy.

Making that trust last over time

is even harder.

9 - 7.

What a piece of
shit! Piece of shit!

Five euros.

Five euros.

BAHRAIN

BAHRAIN HOSTS THE
FINAL PRE-SEASON TESTS

AND THE FIRST GP OF THE YEAR

The car veered on the
road, we collided,

I fell on my face

and I had to go back to Bern.

I told my father it was you.

He promised me he'd
never cycle again

or he'd use a mountain bike

in a place with no cars.

Because I told him, "I'll
lock you in the garage."

That was the first time
since the accident.

Forty days without a bicycle.

- Well done.
- I was a bit scared at first.

Because of the wind.

- Look.
- He's talking...

Socialising.

They're not my size but I'll
keep shut so we finish sooner.

They're much too big for me.

I'll keep my mouth shut.

The Formula One
is about to begin

with the pre-season tests.

It's the first day of tests

and time to fine-tune the
car to compete for victory

because these are
the final tests.

Fernando Alonso will be
taking part in the tests,

driving a single-seater for
the first time in 3 years.

How's your jaw?

Does it hurt?

It's really not going well.

The rear is very light.

You and Carlos both say that.

You look well.

I think we're lacking rear.

RALLY DRIVER

And so are you. It's stressful.

McLaren is doing well.

You carry on this
afternoon, don't you?

There's Hamilton with
Alonso on his tail.

It's been a long time
since we've seen this.

There's Hamilton in his out lap.

Alonso is running his
lap with a hard tyre.

The Asturian uses DRS.

And he's going for it!

Fernando Alonso
will overtake him.

These may be test runs
but what a great sight!

They're so keen. Old
and new memories.

As for Fernando Alonso,

we've enjoyed watching him

but we have doubts
about the Alpine team.

Fernando Alonso,
the Asturian driver,

didn't get off to
a good start today.

He ran very far from the lead.

His times and those of his teammate
Esteban Ocon were very similar,

which suggests that the car needs
improving, it could give more.

We're 0.9 seconds
slower than the best?

There are lots of people
between 0.6 and 0.9 seconds.

OK, so we're a little better.

ESTEBAN OCON FERNANDO'S TEAMMATE

ALAIN PROST FOUR-TIME
F1 WORLD CHAMPION

This one here, or
that one over there?

It was going to be this one
but someone else turned up.

We could use this tree
for a bit of variety.

Go ahead and strech.

Little by little, I can
tell that his recovery

is nearly 100 %,

with performances that
are better than good

and far better
than I'd expected.

Arms up.

The crucial aspects are:
Strength, resistance, power.

In Fernando's case,
I must say that

he may have lost a little
on the physical side

but that's more than
compensated by his experience.

Not just technical, but also
his ability to control his body.

So reaching the conclusion that
Fernando is in better shape now

than when he was young

isn't just a cliché,

I can honestly say
that it is the truth.

- I'll go over here?
- No.

We do one set, right?

Because there'll only be one.

Both Edo and Fabri

are very important to me. We
have a life-long connection.

Run, run!

We met when I was starting
out in Formula One,

in 2001.

They've looked after
me and taught me

how to take care of my body,

how to train and
improve my skills.

But we've also shared

experiences outside sports.

Damn it!

Alberto is like a brother to me,

a life companion,

who has always been there

and who'll be there forever.

30 - 40.

I think it was one metre in.

Italy, knockout!

All the sacrifices
I make in my life,

the time and energy I
dedicate to Formula One

and motor sports,

they do the same.

- Good morning.
- How are you?

I have to take care
of things here.

Just so you know, the other day

he did three birdies
in Santander.

- It's called luck.
- Luck!

It's called too much free time.

How are you? What's up?

How does it look?

- It's tough.
- Very.

It looks like

- a Formula Two.
- A Formula Two, yes.

When you look closely.

With that face...

I think it'll be tough for
all the middle teams...

For all the midfield teams.

But the first two, today...

What about Carlos and the team?

I couldn't do better.

Those guys have racing

in their DNA.

I saw Jean Alesi
today, he's here.

- His son stopped racing, didn't he?
- I heard he's in Japan.

He was with Ferrari for 5 years.

- Were you there for 5 years too?
- Yes.

At last, we've seen
Fernando Alonso

wearing that special red,

Ferrari red.

ANDREW BENSON JOURNALIST

Fernando always took the
car, even the Ferrari,

to a position

that wasn't the car's
natural position.

He got the car there.

Fernando is right behind Webber.

Webber attacks Felipe Massa.

Don't get into trouble.
The track is very steep.

Watch out! Fernando is
overtaking them all.

Thank you. Let us
hear some of that too!

He must have won at least
2 or 3 championships there.

We didn't fail because

Fernando made mistakes

but because the
team made mistakes.

He often took risks in
the world championships.

That's not a
mistake, it's sports.

QUALIFYING DAY

We did badly in all
the training sessions.

Then came the lap tests...

There's Fernando, about
to start his fast lap.

The Asturian is reaching
the finish line.

What a great result
for Fernando Alonso

who will take 9th position in
the starting grid tomorrow.

Making it to the top 10 of Q3,

everyone was so happy,

myself and the team members.

This 9th place

was the first positive sign

after not having any during
the practice sessions.

Alonso has achieved amazing
things: 9th place in the Q3

with an Alpine that
needs some work,

what an amazing achievement.

Yet again Alonso is
better than the car.

Tomorrow he'll start 9th,
just behind Carlos Sainz.

You did well, asshole.

You qualified well,

considering you've
had a few years off.

I'm rusty!

Ten pounds that
we'd make it to Q3.

- A bet?
- A bet.

With the chief engineer.

They left the note here for
me. Bets must be settled fast.

I'm happy.

I did the first lap

and there was a tower in the A1.

I saw: Alo - 19th,

Mazepin - 20th.

I thought, "19th, OK",

"I braked here and I
stopped at the corner."

But I didn't expect to be 19th.

I wasn't doing so
well but still...

And when I stopped at
the box, I was 9th.

It hadn't been updated.

No, he has to reach across
and that takes a few seconds.

So I was really happy.

I thought I was
19th but I was 9th.

I thought, "9th, with that lap,
I can easily improve that."

- It's cool.
- Sure is.

It's cold!

We have to say hi.

Yes.

He took his mask off.

Yes, with a smile.

It's 16 degrees outside.

I've never been so
cold in Bahrain.

I'm gonna take a
scalding shower.

RACE DAY

On Sunday morning,

I felt the pleasure

of having butterflies
in my tummy again.

The pressure

or pre-race stress

typical of Formula One that
I experienced for 20 years

was back again.

I know it all already,

all the routines and procedures

but I still feel
excitement and hope.

Good morning.

Twenty-three degrees,

but it's damn windy!

68km/h wind gusts.

Wow!

It's bad for us, but it's worse
for the motorbikes racing today.

Qatar.

Imagine being on a motorbike

with such strong winds.

They must be scared.

Some guy named Alaui
called me at the hotel.

- Does that ring a bell?
- No. What did he want?

I don't know what he wanted.

To wish me good luck.

Maybe it was the hotel manager.

No, it wasn't.

He said, "Is Fernando there?"

I said, "No, he's at the gym."

"What do you want?"

He said, "To wish him good
luck. Can I leave a message?"

And I said, "OK, tell me."

He said, "I'll give you my
number, ask him to call me."

He said, "Who am I talking
to?" I said, "Alberto."

He said, "His assistant."

"Alberto, good luck."

Maybe we should call
him. I have his number

and I think perhaps

to make a good
impression. For Thursday.

Yes.

That was good, right?

I kept looking at the GPS to see
how it compared with the others

because it was incredible.

- How are you?
- Good.

Let's have a drink.

Sure!

In theory, everything is alright

but we must think about it.

The risk of using
the hard tyre first

then if there's a safety car,

I'll take advantage
of that and come back

with the medium one.

Yes.

The 2021 Formula One World
Championship is back.

In just a few hours', the Bahrain
GP will start at the Sakhir circuit.

There'll be 57 laps

in this 5,412
metre-long circuit,

that's just over 308km.

This circuit calls for
caution because of the wind

and the desert sand

that can get into the
engines and also affect

the tyre grip.

It's been 2 years, he may
be approaching his forties

but he hasn't lost his magic.

Alonso may have a
few more wrinkles

but he still has that same
predatory glint in his eyes.

In a few minutes' time,
when he lowers his visor,

you can be sure that he'll have

that same hunger as when
he started out in 2001.

Everyone is waiting
for the first corners

but there's nothing
more you can do.

All you can do is wait
for the lights to go out.

That feeling of having
more cars around you,

I'd never experienced
that before.

With that cloud of
cars around you,

you have to really
calculate the distances.

It's at times like
this that I'm doing

what I like most.

It's pure competition.

The world comes to a halt.

All that exists is the car,

your rivals,

and the circuit.

In the end, I had to retire.

It's part of the game and
I've come to terms with it.

FERNANDO HAS TO RETIRE DUE TO A
PIECE OF PAPER IN HIS REAR BRAKE

In the 2nd half of the race,
we lost quite a lot of pace

due to a problem with
the battery charger

and a problem with
the rear brakes.

You might think that
when this happens

there are cries and despair.

Maybe that happened at
other times in my career

but I'm usually stoic.
Retirements are part of the sport.

Water, Fernando?

- A piece of paper.
- Really?

A piece of paper in
the rear brake duct.

Shit!

How many pieces of paper
are there on the track?

And to get into that tiny hole!

For it to get in a
hole that size...

A piece of paper got stuck.

In a rear break duct.

- What was the deployment after that?
- I don't know.

But it had been
there for many laps.

Yes, I had no speed
on the straights.

We stopped very early.

But you undercut and the
others stopped in the next lap.

But I'm not in that fight.

I qualified by chance

but getting into a fight with
them, is a waste of time.

In my opinion.

But hey...

A good start.

Ricciardo didn't leave
you a gap on the outside.

The first corner was
good but the exit...

No, the exit wasn't good.

Stroll would've passed you if you
and Carlos hadn't blocked him.

Yes.

Of course I'd like
to be world champion,

of course I do each race

hoping to win

but at the same time, I
returned to Formula One

to enjoy doing what I love most.

To race at the highest level of
motor sports for so many years,

earning everyone's respect,

then having the chance to return

at a time when you thought

that your racing career
would take a different path

or that you'd leave sports
completely and have a rest,

that's a victory for me.

But you want to win.

When you don't have the
chance to fight for victory,

all you do is prepare
for a future battle.

That's what the samurai did.

When they didn't
have a battle to win,

they prepared for the next one.

Constantly searching
for perfection,

competing with yourself
and with others.

Through sports, I have
found my place in the world.

I have spent my life competing.

Kart number 4, driven
by Fernando Alonso Díaz.

The new champion
is Fernando Alonso.

19-year-old Alonso has
signed a 5-season contract

with Renault Sport, who lend
him to Minardi this season.

Fernando Alonso, winner
of the Formula One

Hungarian Grand Prix.

Fernando is now the
happiest man on earth.

Impressive!

The true race pace
of a champion driver.

And I will carry
on. I won't stop.