- 18 Mar 09, 11:36#95082
Perhaps moving back on topic....
I still think that Alonso is the best all round driver of the current crop. That doesn't mean he's my favourite, or that I think Hamilton / Kimi / Massa / Kubica etc. are bad before any of the partisan plonkers decide to not respect a simple opinion... I think 95% of the drivers on the F1 grid are excellent drivers - some being much better than they're given credit for purely because they're not driving the best cars and can't display that talent as easily.
I say Alonso as being truthful, I still had some doubts in spite of his 2 WDC's after the 2007 season, and what happened there. However what he managed to achieve last season with Renault in spite of how poor the car was in the first half of the season was absolutely phenomenal. That cemented it for me. I'd say that Alonso's one minor weakness is that he can let pressure get to him a little if he's rattled, but I still think he's marginally above the rest of the field on talent alone.
I still think that Alonso is the best all round driver of the current crop. That doesn't mean he's my favourite, or that I think Hamilton / Kimi / Massa / Kubica etc. are bad before any of the partisan plonkers decide to not respect a simple opinion... I think 95% of the drivers on the F1 grid are excellent drivers - some being much better than they're given credit for purely because they're not driving the best cars and can't display that talent as easily.
I say Alonso as being truthful, I still had some doubts in spite of his 2 WDC's after the 2007 season, and what happened there. However what he managed to achieve last season with Renault in spite of how poor the car was in the first half of the season was absolutely phenomenal. That cemented it for me. I'd say that Alonso's one minor weakness is that he can let pressure get to him a little if he's rattled, but I still think he's marginally above the rest of the field on talent alone.
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