Alonso says he has settled into McLaren
Fernando Alonso says that he has overcome initial nervousness about joining McLaren and has settled into the team and their new car
He admitted that moving to a new environment after a six-year relationship with Renault had made him slightly apprehensive.
"It has been really motivating this winter for me," Alonso told McLaren's official website.
"I felt a little nervous at first, but that is just human nature - I didn't know the car, I didn't know the team.
"Now I am very comfortable with the MP4-22 and over the winter I have made it my business to get to know every single member of the team."
Alonso believes that it is important for his legacy to win a third world championship with McLaren, as he feels that only then can he be considered alongside the sport's great champions.
"To win one may have meant you had the best car that year, to win two I feel is a great achievement," he said.
"But to win another, all the big names in the sport and the drivers we remember, won three or more world titles.
"If you ask me which is more important: winning three titles with one team or with two different teams, then the answer is easy.
"Will I win the drivers' championship this year, who can say at this moment?"
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