I am an avid F1 fan who has travelled the world to see numerous Grand Prix's. I was a massive McLaren follower but have been horrified and at times broken hearted to see the behaviour of certain personnel in the Woking based outfit this season.
Although at times Fernando Alonso has behaved inappropriately I feel the conduct by the McLaren mechanics and background staff has been an absolute disgrace. I understand they are an English based team with a fantastically talented young English rookie behind the wheel , who I'm sure will go on to have a glittering sports career but Fernando has had to make the transformation from one team to another.
I often wonder what it must be like for Alonso when he arrives at the team H.Q when he comes face to face with guys who are supposed to be working with him but want to see him fail.The spoiled and petulant Hamilton is clearly adding fuel to the fire by constantly harping on about his love for the team and how good a job they are doing and how much he loves them.Transparent or what?It has particulary escalated since the qualifying incident in Hungary which would never have happened if Hamilton had obeyed his beloved team's orders.
Although what has appalled me most is the way the repulsive and grotesque Martin Brundle has spoken about a two time world champion.It feels as if he is trying to encourage members of the public to throttle Alonso should they ever meet him. Who the hell is Martin Brundle anyway?What has he ever done? Sadly my allegiancies now lie with non- Brit Fernando Alonso.You never know some people may even act with some humility if he manages to do it
I have to take issue with a number of your misinformed points.
First, do you care do elaborate upon the people at McLaren you think have acted wrongly in the spy scandal? From what came out at the WMSC meeting, it seemed most people at McLaren had nothing to do with the information borrow Coughlan, de la Rosa and Alonso. Dennis went to the FIA after Alonso's attempted blackmail. Then, we don't need to mention once again on this forum the highly unprofessional, biased and unethical way in which the case against McLaren was put together.
I would love to know how the behaviour of the McLaren mechanics has been a disgrace. From the start Alonso didn't speak with the team, except when he had to about the car, and generally acted like a hermit. McLaren did all they could to make him feel welcome and at ease. The team never wanted to see Alonso fail. His car received modifications to suit his driving style, he has always received the same equipment as Hamilton, and he was given preference to win the Monaco and Spanish Grands Prix. He still gets this equipment depsite what he has done to the team and how he behaves. It's not a question of what McLaren aren't doing for Alonso; It's a question of why are they still giving him a car worthy of winning a world championship.
You talk about Hamilton stoking the fire, however, is he? And, it's worth remembering who started the fire in the first instance. It was Alonso, upset because he was being being fair and square by a rookie driver. Let's remember that it was Alonso who tried to buy off the McLaren staff with £700 each to support him. It was Alonso who went to media and spoke a lot of tripe about the team. It was Alonso who tried to blackmail the team. And it was Alonso who was up to his eyeballs in the spy scandal. Any shit-talking form Hamilton has been a response to Alonso's behaviour.
One would expect Hamilton to speak highly of the team as it was they who helped his career and have given him a good shot at being the world champion. Furthermore, it's a fact that motorsport is a massive team sport, from the management, to the designers, engineers, people making the parts, test drivers et al. Are they not worthy of praise. If they were doing a poor job or not there at all, where would Hamilton be? Watching the Grands Prix on television! Compare that attitude with that of Alonso, who really believes he is the be-all and end-all at McLaren. Furthermore, Michael Schumacher did exactly the same.
Basically, due to Alonso's anti-social and arrogant behaviour, it's a wonder McLaren still tolerate him!
And before people say I'm another Hamilton fan, I'm not. I support McLaren and appreciate the skills of other drivers, just like in football or whatever. You don't support a player. The reason I want Hamilton to win is to slap it up the bitter Alonso for disgustingly childish behaviour.
I don't agree with the treatment he's had at Mclaren, in that he hasn't really been given No1 status etc which I think he deserved for being a world champion and stuff, but the fact he was involved in the spying wasn't good. I think there's more to Hamilton though than meets the eye - fantastic driver or not. Do you personally think Hamilton was involved in the scandal but just hasn't been named as such? A few people do think that Alonso was the only one named out of the two to make him look bad, but who knows?
Whether or not he deserves number one status is a matter of opinion. It's not, as some people like to portray it as, a fact. If you move to McLaren you know there will be no number anything status. if Alonso was so worried about that, he should not have come to the team or said he wanted it before signing and get got it put on his contract. What all this is about is Alonso being stuffed by a rookie. If he were stuffing Hamilton week in week out, he would not be saying anything. McLaren's policy may have flaws, however, it's the fairest in the business, and that's something I admire.
Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988,
1989, 1990, 1991
McLaren: WCC 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998,
1999, 2007McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008
(I exclude the Spanish contingent and suspenders as not worth wasting the time on). 
