“I'm surprised how Fernando was able to take the pain of having his legs waxed,” revealed with an interesting grin on his face McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
“Mark pointed it out and was asking how far it goes up. I was like, 'Wow, they're shiny',” further joked Hamilton, while insisting however that his former McLaren teammate took the jokes in good humor. Apart from driving F1 cars, Alonso is a well-known lover of cycling, as a big part of his physical preparation in the off-season includes cycling in the mountains.
Until recently, he even wanted to start his own professional cycling team, with multiple Tour de France winner Alberto Contador a team leader. Those plans have now been delayed..
“He has shown over the years how solid he is mentally. He just doesn't care. You ask him questions about (the team orders in) Germany and he isn't bothered,” added Hamilton.
The reporters found out for themselves that Alonso was not at all bothered by the jokes made by his paddock buddies, while also insisting that the claims that he could win the title thanks to a tinted victory in Germany – when Ferrari deployed team orders – don't influence him at all.
“I think winning by 7, or one or 25 points is the least important thing in my mind right now. Our only picture at the moment is winning the race or finishing second, that is the target and I think that is what we can achieve,” said the two-time world champion.
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