The athlete lived an unforgettable experience accompanying the Asturian as a co-pilot.
What would you do if you get into a passenger car, put on your helmet and suddenly sit next to Fernando Alonso? All this without expecting it, of course. Probably, your reaction would be very similar to that of the Paralympic triathlete Susana Rodríguez Garcio, who was able to live an unforgettable experience at the Jarama Circuit in Madrid just over a month ago.
And indeed, things were like that. Susana, five times world paratriathlon champion and F1 fan, put on her helmet and got into a car in the pit lane of the Madrid track, where Alonso was recording material for an action with one of his sponsors. . Thanks to the management of some mutual friends, this incredible gesture was possible.
The athlete has posted the video on her Twitter account, you just have to see her surprised face to realize how special this moment was for her! Really, she had no idea who was behind the wheel of the car she was sitting in. “What a driver there was in the car!” she said.
A surprise that they gave me in Madrid shortly before traveling to Abu Dhabi! What a driver there was in the 🚗… Fernando Alonso! Thanks to the two people who made it possible: Alberto and Javi! 😄 pic.twitter.com/JptpzaGdXN
— Susana Ríguez. Gacio (@SuRGacio) December 14, 2022
Just a few days after living this incredible experience, Susana traveled to Abu Dhabi, where she was proclaimed world champion for the fifth time. And not only that, taking advantage of the fact that she was in Abu Dhabi, the triathlete lived – together with her guide, Sara Loëhr – a very important moment in the sports career of the Asturian driver: his debut with the Aston Martin F1 team.
Right after that experience, the Galician woman also posted a nice message on Instagram to thank those who had made it possible. In the image, Susana and Sara are next to Alonso, in the black jumpsuit that he wore on his first day as an Aston Martin driver on the track. The two of them were already perfectly dressed in the cap of the British team.
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“Someone I can call a friend told a “world polo Galician” one day that a Paratriathlete liked cars very much… This morning at the premiere of Fernando Alonso with what will be his new team, Aston Martin F1, I was able to live another of those moments of magic that sport has given me,” he posted on Instagram.
It is an honor to have been able to enjoy this opportunity. Our TV sports idols are sometimes even bigger in reality,” he added.
