Q+A Fernando Alonso

Formule One drivers are very busy people, but just like everybody else they sometimes need a break from work. Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team driver, Fernando Alonso, tells us what he likes to do when he's not racing.

"My first wish would be to win the World Championship with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, the second wish would be to do it again and my final wish would be to be World Champion with the team a third time."

"That is difficult, I wouldn't take many things. We worry too much about personal items all the time so if I was on a desert island I would enjoy that and all I would need is some good company."

"I like all sports especially football and cycling so I would probably have pursued a career in either of these two sports."

"The cars; the speed of the cars; the way you need to drive these cars and the feelings that it gives you inside. It is just impossible to describe."

"I have a Mercedes-Benz CLS for everyday use which is very nice. I also have a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren because I just think that it is the most beautiful car ever."

"I like Japan and enjoy spending time in Tokyo."

"I am at home, really relaxed. We live in a world where we are always running from one place to another and doing things, so when I have some free time I like to spend the whole time at home. I don't go out for anything as I just want to relax."

"I like Spa-Francorchamps because it has all types of corners and is a very technical and long track, which means over the course of one lap you feel a lot of things and this makes it very challenging and difficult."

"I don't have any heroes but I am a big fan of Miguel Indurain; the famous Spanish cyclist, who has now retired."