Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are inseparable in F1. Even though they don’t particularly see eye-to-eye and don’t always have comparable machinery, they always seem to find each other on the track, even now.
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At Spa earlier this year, Hamilton and Alonso were involved in a lap 1 scuffle that led to the 7x Champion retiring from the race. However, Alonso quickly came on to the team radio and had a pretty harsh evaluation of the Brit’s entire F1 career!
After colliding with The Briton, the Spaniard was heard saying, “What an idiot! Closing the door from the outside. We had a great start, but this guy only knows how to drive and start in first.” But afterward, they did makeup.
At the US GP Free Practice 2 session in Austin, the two crossed paths once again. This time, too, the Spaniard had a few words for his old teammate.
Seen from Alonso’s onboard, Hamilton was blocking Alonso who was on a run of his own in the final sector of the lap.
ALO 📻: "Hamilton has no mirrors today. Unbelievable!"
Alonso wasn't overly impressed with Hamilton in FP2 😳#USGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/yP997pk8WA
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 21, 2022
Feeling obstructed, and frustrated by what was going on, Alonso came on to the team radio to air his dissatisfaction with Hamilton. “Hamilton has no mirrors today. Unbelievable!”.
Even though both these champions are now in the twilight of their own careers, once upon a time they gave a certain 4x World Champion a run for his money.
Sebastian Vettel declares Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso as the toughest competitors he has ever had
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Sebastian Vettel has had a glorious Formula 1 career. He’s battled it out with the biggest names ever in F1, and most of the time, he won, too! However, when he was asked about the toughest competition he has ever faced in F1, he was as sure as one can be.
In an interview released on Aston Martin’s website, the German revealed his biggest foes on track. He began, “Lewis [Hamilton], especially when I was at Ferrari, Lewis has always been right up there.”. He then went on, “Before that, it was probably Fernando [Alonso] when he was at Ferrari.”
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Will we see Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton battle it out for the F1 title ever again?