Triple-headers, not driving, will drain my F1 battery

Alonso walked away from F1 for two years at the end of 2018 after growing tired of media and commercial commitments while his McLaren team fell into the bottom half of the standings.

In his time away, he twice won the Le Mans 24 Hours, chalked the 2018-19 World Endurance title and contested the Indianapolis 500 before returning to F1 with Alpine in 2021.

Despite turning 42, a 2023 season at Aston Martin returned him to the podium eight times to…