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Originally Posted by flyin ryan
Here's an example of what I mean by my Alonso comments. The crash you mention Dave, Nelson Piquet (who crashed on purpose) where is he now....? I know where he is but my point being he has been blackballed by F-1. Alonso was in the middle of McLeran getting a HUGE fine because there cars 'maybe' looked liked Ferrari's a little. What was that fine again, 50 or 100 million...? Something ridiculous like that? I don't know how Alonso does it.....For the record, I don't have a problem with team orders either...To me it's a team sport. But in the eyes of F-1/FIA, team orders are not part of the agenda right now...so guess it's a no-no.
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Ehh... Alonso was hardly "in the middle" of the McLaren thing. The engineers were in the middle. Alonso and Hamilton apparently knew about it, though, both of whom are still racing, not just Alonso.
Piquet wasn't a very good driver. He'd be nowhere no matter what, it wasn't until he lost his ride that he came forward about the crash.
If your dislike of Alonso is based solely on his whining, fair enough. Though I would bet most F1 drivers are or would be the same way, they just play the PR game better. But as to your earlier question about what is so great about him, it's his driving. I don't know how you can watch the guy race and not think he does some amazing stuff now and then.