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F1 fans were left bewildered when reports emerged that two-time world champion Fernando Alonso could be dating American singer Taylor Swift.
Alonso, who's driving for Aston Martin F1 Racing this season, recently announced that he separated from his girlfriend, F1 journalist Andrea Schlager. Meanwhile, Swift recently ended her six-year relationship with actor Joe Alwyn.
Bizarrely, many on social media believe that the duo might be going out with each other post their respective breakups. One took to social media to reveal that he never thought Alonso and Swift would be linked together:
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"I never thought I’d see the day that Taylor Swift and Fernando Alonso were rumored to be dating."
Here are some reactions:
"He's really friendly, and he's a really nice guy" - Yuki Tsunoda on Fernando Alonso
AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda has said that he still cannot believe that he's racing against his childhood hero Fernando Alonso. He said on the Beyond the Grid podcast:
"Well, I respect the other drivers obviously, but I’m a fan of Fernando because my dad loves Fernando. When I went to the Suzuka Grand Prix when I was 12, my dad was saying that Fernando’s driving out of the last corner was consistently close to the white line, and he was nailing every lap. Since then, I watched Fernando, and I still can’t believe I’m racing with him. It’s just incredible. I didn’t expect at that point that I’d be racing with him in 13 years."
The Japanese added that Alonso is a very nice guy and always treats him well:
"Yeah definitely. He's really friendly, and he's a really nice guy. I wanted to do a helmet swap since I became a Formula 1 driver, but I was too nervous to ask him to swap the helmets.
"At one point, maybe last year, he actually said ‘Yuki, let’s do a helmet swap!’ Literally, my brain blows up, and I tried not to show my happiness fully in front of him. It feels a bit embarrassing, but yeah, in my heart, I was just really happy and after that day I just called straight away to dad. And I still can’t believe I’m racing with him, just incredible.
Tsunoda and Alonso will look to have many more battles on the track.
