Alonso insures thumbs

Posted on 26/04/2010

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Fernando Alonso has had his thumbs insured as part of a promotion with his personal sponsor Santander.

A new one-year deal with the insurance arm of the Spanish banking giant was announced on Monday and as a part of the deal Alonso has been given life insurance worth €10 million, weirdly putting extra emphasis on his thumbs.

“Being close to risk in my profession made me understand that protection is a fundamental aspect,” he said. “I knew that Santander is the best bank in the world, but now I discovered that they are also leaders in insurances. So I could only choose one of the best possible partners in this field.”