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Originally Posted by David
Alonso seems to regularly out drive his teammates and significantly improve a car his first year with a team so I think he is the best driver in F1. Not to mention his early memorable drive to hold off Schumacher. With that said, Jenson's been my favorite driver for a while so I hope he can give Alsonso a run for his money.
I have high hopes for Honda next year but I have a feeling the current engine configuration won't last long which really sucks for all the money that's been invested in it. They're just so quiet it loses a ton of it's appeal.
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Renault improved when Fisi joined it two(?) years after Alonso joined Renault initially. Mclaren *was* a good team when Alonso joined, he left it in a pretty bad state, if not for Hamilton, Mclaren might not even be around. Renault never amounted to much his second time around and Ferrari went from a WDC/WCC team to barely able to place on the podium with Alonso.
While he's the most impressive wheel to wheel driver on the grid, he seems to have a bad cloud follow him around. You have to be self centered to be a great racing driver, but maybe he's TOO self centered.
Whatever the case, I'm glad to see him away from childhood fav team.
The #1 wildcard is going to be Mclaren/Honda. We know their drivers are both champions, and well experienced. What will the engine and car provide?
Mclaren made a high drag dog in an effort for more rear downforce last year. Ferrari focused too much on low drag at the sacrifice of handling and cooling resulting in an also ran vehicle.