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Fernando Alonso and the Precariousness of His Childhood: "I Raced with Dry Tires in the Rain, We Had No Money"

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Fernando Alonso has explained that one of his greatest virtues as a driver was born, paradoxically, from a financial limitation. When he was a child and competing in karting in Asturias, his family could not afford several sets of tires. While other drivers changed to specific tires when it started to rain, he had to continue using the same dry tires with which he had started the weekend. "Since I was a child I have only had one kart and one set…
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Fernando Alonso has explained that one of his greatest virtues as a driver was born, paradoxically, from a financial limitation. When he was a child and competing in karting in Asturias, his family could not afford several sets of tires. While other drivers changed to specific tires when it started to rain, he had to continue using the same dry tires with which he had started the weekend. "Since I was a child I have only had one kart and one set…

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ElNacional.cat broke the news on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
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