Of course though there has been no shortage of strong partnerships, with Alonso’s first Renault stint yielding his two titles, while subsequent moves to McLaren and then Ferrari offered title-contending machinery.īut as for the number of times where he has actually been in the best car on the grid, Alonso could think of only three ocassions. His return to Renault in 2008 and especially his second spell with McLaren were clear examples of that. “So I will never consider unfair or unlucky, my results.”Īt times during his Formula 1 career Alonso has not always made the most successful decisions when it came to swapping teams.
When I think on my career as well, I put Le Mans, Daytona, the World Endurance Championship, World Karting Championship – I see myself with more than what I dream of when I started my career. “So when I think on my career, I had the luck to win two championships.
“Same here now on the grid, we have 20 amazing drivers where maybe 90% of them, they will never win a race in their career in Formula 1, and this is unfair because they deserve, for sure. “And vice versa, there are many talented drivers that didn’t even get to Formula 1, and this is unfair because I raced with many, many drivers in younger categories that they’ve been outstanding – and they won many championships in go karts, in Formula 3, in other categories and they never had the chance to drive a Formula 1 car. But you will never know that because we are all in different cars. “There are a couple of examples that maybe you could say that something is unfair in the way maybe some people win championships or win races that, arguably, maybe there are better people on the grid. There have also been several near-misses in his title pursuits, with Alonso losing out on the 2007, 20 Drivers’ titles by a combined eight points.īut Alonso does not feel like he deserves more, in fact, across his motor racing career he says his achievements have gone beyond what he dreamed was possible.Īsked during the Beyond the Grid podcast if his talent deserves more than he has won, Alonso replied: “No, I don’t think so, I think you get what you deserve. Some would say that Fernando Alonso deserves more success than he has achieved in Formula 1 to date, but he himself disagrees.Īlonso ranks as one of Formula 1’s greatest stars, with two World Championships and a total of 32 race wins to his name.