Current Fernando Alonso

Suprised there's no thread (although I had one for his blogs), so i'll start off:

A double world championship vs Raikkonen and then Schumacher in 2005 and 2006 respectively elevated Alonso's status but, apparently, no one told his rookie teammate at his brand new team of a theoretical 'pecking order' the following season ... and the Spaniard was 'seen off' by the young Englishman, Hamilton, into two years of Wilderness while both Hamilton and an even younger Vettel began to make their mark through '08 and '09.

Arguably, Alonso was in the Top 3 of all the Formula One 'Aces' in the 2000s following Hakkinen's retirement - up there with either Schumacher/Raikkonen and, then, Raikkonen/Hamilton - and remains so in the early 2010s along with Hamilton/Vettel...with only Kubica knocking on the door until the Pole's horrible Rallying accident.

A question mark initially over 2004 during which Trulli lead him in the standing until the Italian fell out with ex-manager and team boss Flavio Briatore (Alonso's then business manager) under dubious circumstances after the French Grand Prix.

Another question mark is...Who has progressed more since the end of 2007: Hamilton or Alonso?

A fan. Then came the unfortunate blackmail allegations against McLaren boss Ron Dennis on the morning of the 2007 Hungarian GP which came to light at the highly costly FIA 'Spy-Gate' hearings before Spa...followed by the odour of the deliberate crashing of the Number 2 Renault car at Singapore in 2008 which lead to Alonso finishing 1st in the event and ended in the banning of Briatore and Pat Symmonds a year later.

2009 was a poor year with 'Nando's' mind likely on the prospect of Santander paving the way to better prospects at Maranello one year earlier.

2010 was a fresh start at Ferrari (who no longer had Schumacher walking through the premises regularly) but first half season mistakes ultimately cost him a title inspite of being infamously aided by a Team Orders switch w Massa at Hockenheim (which lead to more world-wide criticism).

Relatively fast, relatively consistent but prone to mistakes and a possible insecurity complex (*) based on wanting sole focus from a team and being only happy with a Number 2 in the other car running behind him. Anything else and it seemingly rattles him.

(*) This is my own personal opinion.

..and so to 2011...

He's underperformed only at Malaysia (hit Hamilton) and China (invisible while Massa challenged McLarens and Red Bulls) and, arguably, Canada...but has maximized his chances in the other 6 races culminating in the British GP win.

He said in his post-Monaco blog that 'Silverstone would be the WDC cut-off'...and so, after some major upgrades, the Ferrari looks a winner again. It might be too late for 2011 given Vettel's finishing rate...but the 2012 regs means they should keep the hammer down at Maranello.

He's signed on through to 2016...So hopes are high of a WDC at some juncture...but not yet.
 
Formula 1 peaked in 2000s, not Senna/Prost era, Alonso believes

So Fernando thinks that F1 peaked in the mid 2000s. All I can say is complete and utter bollocks.

Races were unpredictable in the 70s, 80s and early 90s. There was tension because errors were punished. There wasn't a need for artificial gimmicks (like a single set of tyres).

Let's be honest, the only reason Alonso thinks that is because that's when he was the most successful. Utter utter bilge.
 
Oh he isn't happy.

Asked about Honda and Mclaren.

“Definitely it’s frustrating and I’m not happy with it,” said Alonso. “But it’s the way it is and hopefully we can improve the situation.

“I already asked the team to have a reaction very strong and very soon because obviously this is Formula 1 – no one will wait for you more than one day, more than one hour.

“This is not a charity game, this is Formula 1, so we need to improve the situation, change the gear, raise our level and compete hard and hopefully enjoy the challenge.”
 
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This season might give a good indication of just how important the Lovely Boy was to development. I suspect he contributed more in that arena than did FA.
 
This year is probably the end of the road for Alonso. I am trying to sympathize with him but I'm finding very difficult. The situation that he's in right now is just his own doing, had he showed more emotional intelligence back in 07, he could have had more options to choose from at the sunset of his career
 
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Well, you could say they have been on a downwards spiral since 2010 - with the exception of 2012 -, coincidentally just as Button started racing for them.
Let us not forget about his Honda years too, they were dead last at the end of 2008.

Let's not read too much into it shall we, after all he is still a Lovely Boy. ;)
 
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Well it always goes down badly when confirmed cheat Flavio leaks things to the media for Fernando so Flav told his other lackie Webber to do it.
 
Off topic but I always find it fascinating that Mark Webbers good guy and popular with the fans image has survived both a close relationship with Flavio Briatorie and Lance Armstrong who, let's face it are both convicted massive cheats. I'm not suggesting anything about Webber (I actually think he's a good bloke) but just that he seems fireproof.
 
Mark Webbers cool...
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Hahahahahahahahaha......ad nauseum.
He genuinely looks pleased to meet you. I'm guessing you hadn't spoken to him at this point?
 
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