posted Jun 18, 2008

NANDOWOLF - maybe Alonso still has fans, but I bet there are alot more Mclaren fans who disgusted with his attitude, lack of loyality and the way he behaved last year, which is ashame as he will always be remembered for this and not the fact he was a good driver.

But he has himself to blame for that and no-one else!

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posted Jun 18, 2008

I used to really love F1, saw the greats battle it out Mansell / Senna / Prost / Piquet time and time again but the F1 drivers now are just a bunch of spoilt brats. moan moan moan, overtake in the pits, win by pitstop. Its a farce, its all about the big manufacturers and advertising. no longer can F1 be classified as a sport when there is no sporting behaviour on show. Its enterainement and sponsorship advertising. As for Alonso, the man might be a former world champion, but class, he hasnt got an ounce of it.

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posted Jun 18, 2008

By the way pataliebre (U12375421), Alonso came from a very spoilt background just to correct you, he wasnt a humble beggar !

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posted Jun 18, 2008

In '94 and '95 one Michael Schumacher beat our Damon Hill to the crown in a Benneton (which later became Renault) and I remember resenting him deeply for it! Even though it took him 5 years to win another championship, it took him another 5 years to stop.

It took a young Alonso to end his reign, not in a Ferrari, not in a Maclaren but in a Renault.

Make no mistake, Fernando Alonso is a supreme racing driver. The man who beat a 7 times Formula one world champion. Twice.

So, whilst we might take a dim view towards his behaviour in 2007, we'll all appreciate his contribution to the sport when he races his last race. Just like Schumacher before him.

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posted Jun 18, 2008

"The man who beat a 7 times Formula one world champion. Twice."

Why do some people insist on including Schumacher as a credible challenger in the 2005 season? The Ferrari/Bridgestone package was so dire it needed Indygate for a win.

Therefore, Alonso beat Schumacher in 2006 but it is (as I have argued so many times before) wholly impertinent to state the same for 2005. Otherwise we could argue that Schumacher defeated Alonso in 2001, 2003 & 2004 even though there was little direct competition. We could stretch the argument even further to include 2002, when Alonso was defeated by Schumacher while test driver for Renault...

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posted Jun 18, 2008

pedrorodr

you have got me mixed up with somebody else here on this board ,i have never ever said i dislike alonso , or any other driver ,
give me a little credit my comments are a little more intelligent and thoughtfull than that ,

i have far to much respect for all the drivers and what they do to dislike any of them ,
you obviously have me mixed up with one of many one brain cell posters that occupy this forum -

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posted Jun 19, 2008

@pataliebre
"He took a team that couldn't win a single race in 2006 and was able to develop the car to make it competitive again."

Are you really so naive to think that a driver can make that much difference to the development of a car over the closed season?

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posted Jun 19, 2008

Alonso's disgraceful behavior at Mclaren?
Lets just remember who sparked off a FIA inquiry in regards to saying he could have won Monaco in 2007 only for team orders,that is the actions of a snake.That was something I found reprehensible and downright insulting towards Alonso. And what about Hamilton at Hungary 2007 whinging about being blocked in the pits which resulted in Alonso being penalised.I am of the opinion that Hamilton is quite political when it comes to how he operates within a team just from those actions alone, I have lost all time for the chap. I don't think Alonso is "obsessed" with Hamilton as Massive_Messon proclaims. It was Hamilton who claimed he was friendly with Alonso and that they regularly talk during winter testing.Such PR Crap!
I am not an Alonso fan but when you read such crap from this massive ******, oh sorry, massive_messon I feel obliged to write in.To see Alonso wringing the neck of the Renault is one of the highlights of the season.Double World champions demonstrate on the track and that in my mind why he would be top of the shopping list of all the top teams except for Mclaren. They demonstrated a huge disrespect to him and his previous achievements last year and if they fully backed him I feel that they would have been world champions, as a customer team of course, winning in a Mclaren Ferrari!

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posted Jun 19, 2008

Regadless of who is to blame for Alonso's situation last year the fact is that there is no way he will ever race for McLaren again.

He is also highly unlikley to race for Ferrari while Raikkonen is there, firstly because Ferrari like a clear 1-2 driver relationship (no matter how well he is doing, Massa will always be default #2 at the start of the seasn to Raikkonen) and second because dropping Massa would possibly annoy Schumacher into leaving and he does great business for them still.

The other option is BMW, the chance to compete alongside Kubica next year is a real possibility as long as Alonso isnt asking for silly money (and he shouldnt be if he wants a better car).

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posted Jun 19, 2008

I used to really love F1, saw the greats battle it out Mansell / Senna / Prost / Piquet time and time again but the F1 drivers now are just a bunch of spoilt brats.

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Whata stupid statement. Senna and Prost were two of the most obnoxious people you could ever meet, they could never take losing and would both indulge in questionable tactics without hesitation if it proved to be to their benefit. They are worse than Alonso, Hamilton and everyone else who has come since with the possible exception of Schumacher and Irvine in that regards.

But I don't care, I watch for the race, not the column inch generating interviews.

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