Comments on: itv.com/f1 – Dennis ambivalent about Alonso http://www.flyingnerd.com/archives/51 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:29:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter http://www.flyingnerd.com/archives/51/comment-page-1#comment-43 Peter Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:12:19 +0000 http://www.flyingnerd.com/archives/51#comment-43 I could think of all sorts of cliche's to descibe Renault vs. McLaren this year, such as "slow and steady wins the [championship]" perhaps? McLaren has had the fastest car but Renault has more reliably acheived podium finishes. The main thing that secured the drivers championship for Renault has been their flying start at the beginning of the season. Further, Montoya's substitutes (de la Rossa & Wurz) have shown that anyone can drive the MP4-20 fast and score points. For sure, Alonso is not Schumacher (compare Spa 2004 vs. Hungary 2005); but he shouldn't be denied the magnitude of his acheivements. Finally, I find Räikkönen a boring driver - he really is the iceman. I could think of all sorts of cliche’s to descibe Renault vs. McLaren this year, such as “slow and steady wins the [championship]” perhaps?

McLaren has had the fastest car but Renault has more reliably acheived podium finishes. The main thing that secured the drivers championship for Renault has been their flying start at the beginning of the season. Further, Montoya’s substitutes (de la Rossa & Wurz) have shown that anyone can drive the MP4-20 fast and score points.

For sure, Alonso is not Schumacher (compare Spa 2004 vs. Hungary 2005); but he shouldn’t be denied the magnitude of his acheivements.

Finally, I find Räikkönen a boring driver – he really is the iceman.

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