Alonso: I'll prove I'm still the best

Uh, following Alonso's logic that a single podium finish in a midfield car would prove he's the best of them all, Timo Glock would be a serious contender for that title... wasn't David Coulthard also on the podium some races ago?

 

And so was Piquet Jr.

 

No matter what one thinks of Alonso, he is one of the all time best. I would not be surprised to see him do quite well in Valencia.

 

Here's hoping he goes to Honda or stays at Renault and continues being an also-ran

 

I respect Alonso given that he is a two-time World Champion. But I also have lost a bit of respect for him over the past few seasons because he seems to be all talk. Of course, being a McLaren fan, I hated the rift that developed between he and Lewis last year. Ross Brawn's comments about him being the best driver in F1 and Honda's desire to bag him as part of their team probably have gone to his head lately. I was very interested in the rumor that he may be headed to Ferrari next year. Massa is making that a hard move for Ferrari with his recent success. I like Massa and would love to see him stay on at Ferrari. He is a very underrated driver. His tragic engine failure in Hungary must have been a real kick in the gut for him. With 4 wins under his belt already and a lead in the world championship points race, he would have been holding a lot of cards.

Alonso is great for the soap opera side of F1. Beyond that, he will have to back up his talk to regain my full respect.

 

I think that sums it up for me as well. It's easy to talk about how good you are when everyone knows the car doesn't compare.

 

FA is a great driver, he has nothing to prove to me.

 

Yes, this year, he has proven to me how good he is. I just wish he would.................shut up.

 

Yeah cause he can beat Piquet jr, woo!!!! Let's see someone who wasn't rumored to lose his job up until a race or two ago, alongside him. Actually in the last couple races, Piquet has been on Alonso's ass.

 

He's currently 8th and losing valuable time. It would seem that if he had stuck it out with a contender team he'd be right up there. Not so sure he can climb back up at this stage and that's if he's with a top team.

 

Alonso is still one of the top three drivers on the grid today. Put him in a Ferrari or a McLaren, and he would be right there in the mix with Kimi & Lewis. He may be a primadonna outside of a race car, but one should not disrespect his abilities in a race car.

 

That article made me laugh!

Especially these parts...

"I'll keep fighting for a podium or even a victory this year because that will prove that I'm still here,"...

"I want to prove to everybody that I'm still the best so I need a super performance to do that, which means a podium or a win.

You tell 'em Alonso!

 

+1

My opinion he's the most complete driver in f1 at the moment

 

Exactly.

Some of the BS posted on this site about Alonso is amazing. You don't win 2 WDC and then back it straight up with a near win in a completely different team, a team that was not 110% supporting you, if you are a mid pack driver.

And he definitely puts more effort in to EVERY single race than Kimi!
Pete

 

Spot on! Its very easy to see he puts 110% into every race.

 

Yes he won 2 wdc while Ferrari was hit with a tire change designed to stop MS and then he nearly won with the MAC while Pedro was feeding him the Ferrari specs from the test track.....Yes he is so good.....Has not really proven anything but that he is full of himself.

 

:yawn:.

Winning those 2 WDCs, he also raced a MS in a car that was turning very SIMILAR lap times as his own car. Infact I remember him holding out MS at Imola when MS obviously had the faster car, so lets give credit where credit is due.

Alonso also made a Minardi look fast too.
Pete

 

Alonso doesn't have a damned thing to prove to anyone other than himself. 2 WDCs speak for themselves. I'd love to see him put in one of those magic drives and put that crapwagon he's stuck with this year on the podium.

 

i honestly think he's one of the best out there. easily in the top 3 for me.

but it would be legendary if he stayed in Renault and pull a Michael magic.

 

He's already done that, in 2005-2006.

 

i actually meant now, or next year. Renault are in a bad form, similiar to Ferrari back in 1996...

 

The two most impressive things to me in this year's season is Robert Kubica's results in the BMW, and what Alonso is able to do with the under-performing Renault.

 

That crapwagon has not improved much with him behind the wheel. I wonder why? Maybe he is in need of a good tester developer like Delarosa. If MS was driving that crapwagon this year you would see what a real driver could do with a backmarker.

 

That's easy to say when you're "god" has retired.... :rollseyes: