Fernando Alonso Clears the Air Around His Rift With Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in 2007

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were teammates at McLaren back in 2007. The former was just a rookie then, while his Spanish teammate had two world titles in his bag.

A notable moment in the duo’s history was at the Hungarian GP. The Spaniard stayed in the pits for a longer period, so that his rookie teammate couldn’t set a proper time during qualifying.

However, the 39-year-old cleared up the air with his relationship with his former teammate and states both have high regard for each other.

Fernando Alonso looks at McLaren days with Lewis Hamilton

The two-time world champion did secure pole but was given a time penalty for his actions during the qualifying rounds. In the end, it was Hamilton who saw the checkered flag in the first place, while Alonso had to settle for fifth place.

In an interview with Spanish news agency EFE, Alonso was asked about what happened during his days at the Hungarian Grand Prix, and his rookie teammate, Hamilton.

Alonso replied, “Nothing. I changed the tires and I hardly have time. I passed the finish line with a second.” (Translated via Google Translate)

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The Spaniard believes the past should be put to rest

The Alpine driver doesn’t have any bad blood with his former teammate and has stated both have massive respect for each other on and off track. Furthermore, Alonso mentioned that the differences between them had more to do with the team than with Hamilton.

He said, “Nothing happened with Hamilton.

“It was more with the team, with which we had our differences. He believed some things that the team gave him and stopped giving. I believed some things that the team gave me and stopped giving me. And we did not understand each other.

The next time we see these two former teammates race each other is at the British Grand Prix, coming up next weekend. Can the two ex-McLaren drivers put on a good fight at Silverstone?

Well, we are just a week away from finding our answers. But what are your predictions for the tenth round of the 2021 championship? Let us know in the comments below.

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