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Throughout his career, regardless of team, Alonso has never offered an ounce of respect for his teammates. Never. He has always considered himself the #1 driver within his team, even when he wasn't (McLaren 2007).

Never was this selfishness more evident than in China, 2010, during the double-stack pit stop with Ferrari teammate Massa. Alonso couldn't remotely stomach the idea of pitting 2nd behind Massa. So he divebombed Massa at the pit entrance. Luckily there was no immediate pileup and blockage of pit entrance for the whole field. But this pass was demonstrably selfish... recklessly selfish.

Even with his current foray in WEC -- a team driving sport if ever there was one -- you'll notice he will never mention his fellow teammates in interviews. That would put them on the same stage as himself, and of course, that can't happen.

We've discussed this before. People simply have their opinions, which won't change here.

The mad titan has now won 2/3 of the cups. Time to get earths mightiest racers together to stop him from collecting all 3

Ha! As if Hamilton wouldn't have done it to Rosberg. As if Vettel wouldn't have done it to Webber. And that legality of the pitlane overtake has been debated to death on his forum. It was totally legal. If it wasn't he would have been done for it

Why?

Remember, other "mightiest" drivers have the same options that Nando has. It is a matter of priorities. I say more power to Alonso for trying it, and I wish him luck in his quest.

oh, and yes I know some of these mighty drivers are bound by contracts, but then those contracts are their choice as well. No question that Alonso's situation is a bit unique, still he has his vision and he is trying to live it... it would be easy for him to just sit around and take his paycheck to the bank... no risk there, either physical risk or to reputation.

Why?

Remember, other "mightiest" drivers have the same options that Nando has. It is a matter of priorities. I say more power to Alonso for trying it, and I wish him luck in his quest.

oh, and yes I know some of these mighty drivers are bound by contracts, but then those contracts are their choice as well. No question that Alonso's situation is a bit unique, still he has his vision and he is trying to live it... it would be easy for him to just sit around and take his paycheck to the bank... no risk there, either physical risk or to reputation.

Who knows what he’ll be capable of once he receives all 3 cups. What kind of devastation he could cause. He might be able to make half of all race cars DNF with a click of his fingers. We can’t allow him to have that power.

Explain me how overtaking a car with all four wheels outside of the white lines is legal? That rule existed in 2010 IIRC.
Hamilton did it the same race, maybe they didn't want to punish both of them, I don't know. But going by the rules, I don't see how that was legal.

White lines on pit lane entry don't define the track limits.

White lines on pit lane entry don't define the track limits.

I'm fairly sure he's just making an Infinity Wars pun, and doesn't actually have anything against Alonso. He's making a parallel between Alonso collecting all the parts of the Triple Crown and the villain of the movie collecting all the pieces for his superweapon.

Who knows what he’ll be capable of once he receives all 3 cups. What kind of devastation he could cause. He might be able to make half of all race cars DNF with a click of his fingers. We can’t allow him to have that power.

There is really only one hope. Montoya winning Le Mans next year and beating the Mad Titan at the triple.

Who knows what he’ll be capable of once he receives all 3 cups.

Explain me how overtaking a car with all four wheels outside of the white lines is legal? That rule existed in 2010 IIRC.
Hamilton did it the same race, maybe they didn't want to punish both of them, I don't know. But going by the rules, I don't see how that was legal.

We know for certain that it was the pit entry line but we don't know if it was also considered to be the edge of the track - that's just an assumption by viewers

And I don't know when crossing the pit entry line became illegal - it certainly wasn't approx. 10 years ago. The earliest example I could dig up was Massa at Brazil 2013 (and it was specifically stated by the Race Director pre-race - I think it's pretty safe to assume this didn't happen at China 2010)
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/statistics/2 ... ex/#inv282

There could be earlier examples, I don't know. For 20 years the big no-no was crossing the pit exit line (thanks Schumacher) but there was never any big deal about the pit entry line until recently

I reckon it was just an unforeseen event that wasn't in the rulebook. Today it is in the rulebook and he'd probably get done for it

I dug out my past response from the last time this same debate popped up. I don't think the rule existed in 2010

Throughout his career, regardless of team, Alonso has never offered an ounce of respect for his teammates. Never. He has always considered himself the #1 driver within his team, even when he wasn't (McLaren 2007).

Never was this selfishness more evident than in China, 2010, during the double-stack pit stop with Ferrari teammate Massa. Alonso couldn't remotely stomach the idea of pitting 2nd behind Massa. So he divebombed Massa at the pit entrance. Luckily there was no immediate pileup and blockage of pit entrance for the whole field. But this pass was demonstrably selfish... recklessly selfish.

Even with his current foray in WEC -- a team driving sport if ever there was one -- you'll notice he will never mention his fellow teammates in interviews. That would put them on the same stage as himself, and of course, that can't happen.

We've discussed this before. People simply have their opinions, which won't change here.

Who knows what he’ll be capable of once he receives all 3 cups. What kind of devastation he could cause. He might be able to make half of all race cars DNF with a click of his fingers. We can’t allow him to have that power.

There is really only one hope. Montoya winning Le Mans next year and beating the Mad Titan at the triple.

With my Mr Evil hat on, I have to point out he has already been beaten to the triple by 40 years.
There is a saying, No one remembers the second.

Who was the second man to run sub 4, Second man in space, second man to swim the channel, second to north pole...

Good on him anyway. Not his biggest fan but will be rooting for him in 500 next year

He still has the possibility to do something unique - his own version of the Triple Crown, if you will. Graham Hill won the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indy 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but he was only champion in one of those series. If Alonso becomes F1 champion, WEC champion and IndyCar champion in addition to winning the marquee event of each series, it will be something no one has done before.

Alternatively, as others have pointed out, he could start tackling other famous races around the world, looking to add 'crowns' beyond the traditional three. If he could snag a victory in a famous rally stage for example that would put a serious claim towards being the most versatile driver.

Do they race Nordschleife, or is that more a Time Trial? That could be a Crown

I’m a bit of a rookie when it comes to Rally. Is there a Monaco-style iconic rally?

Well, the WTCR is a FIA series that does the Nordschleife. Quality isn't overly impressive though...