Fernando Alonso may be creeping towards his 41st birthday, but there is little doubt his desire to race remains as strong as ever.
The Spaniard has had a rather bizarre year so far. The first half of his season has been heavily disrupted by a swathe of reliability issues that have hampered his chances of scoring big points at times, but the pace has been there from both driver and car.
Alonso himself admitted that it has been "a very strange season" but still feels "proud" of the job he did in the first 11 races. He said ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix : "I feel probably at my highest level driving-wise, thanks to the experience as well."
