- 26 Sep 07, 18:27#15218Surely you cant all seriously think that raikkonen is better than alonso and some are even saying mass is! I am not AN ALONSO FAN, but when I looked at the statistics, he has won more in 2 years with a top car than kimi has managed in five or six! I think that any body bar heidfeld or rosberg would be a step down for alonso as far as having a challenging team mate goes, this year hamilton has been the best driver, but I believe that partially to be due to the mementum all drivers can build up in a "special/really good" year for them. Yet even in what has been an unbelievable great year for a driver who invetiably must now be considered to be pretty good even in an average year alonso still seems to finally find that ablity or mental strength needed to beat him, alonso hasnt even been any where close to his best this year, far too many mistakes but the last few races show us all why rational impartial and neutral people should believe that he is indeed a top three driver and based on the statistics the other two are nico and nick, with an honory mention being given to luis hamilton for a trully wonderfull year. However I feel that if he dosent win it this year, he will not be the same driver again, he may well still be good but I feel that it might just prevent him from establishing him self as a really top qaulity driver. On the other hand nick and nico really need a very competitive car RIGHT NOW or there career path may look similar to webbers in nicks case and similar to kimis in nicos. U say - that aint half bad - but webo hasnt won a race when he probably should have and kimi hasnt won a WDC and has never really showen that he deserves to!
Nick is simply more than quick, he is great.