David Alonso says the strain of expectation that adopted him all through his record-smashing 2024 Moto3 season meant he “misplaced a variety of vitality”.
The Colombian got here into 2024 as a favorite to combat for the title after profitable 4 grands prix in his rookie marketing campaign the yr earlier than.
That expectation solely heightened after pre-season testing, with Alonso finally guiding his Aspar-run CFMoto machine to the title with 14 grands prix victories.
Alonso additionally set a brand new file for many wins in a light-weight class season, taking that accolade away from MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, who’d beforehand held it from 1997.
Such was Alonso’s type that he garnered widespread help from prime MotoGP names, most notably Marc Marquez, who urged the paddock to not put strain on his shoulders as he continues his means up the grand prix ladder.
However all of this consideration got here at a price for Alonso, who strikes into Moto2 subsequent season with the Aspar squad.
“This yr it was so lengthy for me,” he mentioned when requested by Crash.web concerning the strain he confronted in 2024.
“After which I misplaced a variety of vitality as a result of from the very starting we did good marks on the pre-season check, and lots of people have been saying I may combat for the championship.
“And this placed on me a variety of strain. I attempted to cope with this strain.
“However I feel that subsequent yr is completely different as a result of subsequent yr I don’t should do one outcome.
“All that comes might be positive. So, will probably be extra like 2023 greater than this yr. So, I feel I’ll have much less strain.”
Aspar fields an all-rookie line-up in Moto2 subsequent yr of Alonso and Dani Holgado, who completed a distant runner-up within the 2024 standings to the Colombian.
On his Moto2 transfer, Alonso added: “I consider that subsequent yr will probably be extra relaxed, extra relaxed weekends and we gained’t be speaking about data for a very long time.”
