The Most Wasted Talent in F1

[@yuto5636]

I've heard a lot good things about this rookie since 2001. Great potential.

[@jamesmarr5196]

Overplayed.

[@Frank-jg4tq]

lame

[@alexherman77]

Alonso’s career is literally the Eric Andre meme of “why would ___ do this?” Except Fernando’s both the shooter and the victim.

[@UltraBanshee]

The numbers/stats don't do justice to just how good of a driver Alonso really is. He is easily in the GOAT conversation

[@stgeorgee]

lol

[@alessandro88-g9h]

@UltraBanshee He is in the top 5 but he will never be in the GOAT conversation

[@Don-Royall]

​@@alessandro88-g9hHe isn't in top 10, this is the delusion that is backed up by only emotions.

[@thejman99]

@@Don-RoyallI think you’re the only one who’s relying on emotions. I dont think I’ve ever seen someone who is even halfway knowledgeable claim Alonso isn’t even top 10 on the GOAT list. There are plenty of stats and numbers to back this up. The only stats that don’t tell the full story are wins and titles. Edit: just saw your other comments on this video. Just a lot of cope and bias fueled by your emotions. Come on man, do better!

[@Onemanhasnoname]

Stop

[@frederickthorne2496]

I can't think of a more exciting scenario than Fernando winning another championship.

[@free4fire]

Only thing I can think of that I would find even more exciting is Hülkenberg winning one, but yeah would be great to see (though honestly at this point I'll take anything besides Verstappen or even worse Hamilton winning another title).

[@DGR0-7]

Danny ric winning one

[@Wonderkid44]

@@DGR0-7 not good enough

[@EF.707]

@@frederickthorne2496 him retiring without winning another race

[@sadikurrahman4833]

@@free4fire 'even worse hamilton' hamitons been rattling you since 07 whingelonso fan lmfao

[@James_Anderson_]

Weirdly enough, his fortune of always driving bad cars has made his intelligence at the wheel shine brighter than it would have if he had a top car. If he'd been in a rocketship his whole career he may well have ended up in the "it's the car" crowd

[@Texasracingfan713]

Nah facts

[@DickTahshon]

Crowds chosen by dim wits.

[@natanagone]

He founded that crowd

[@Mr.Scootini]

I always saw F1 drivers as a sort of a Jedi. Fernando is the epitome of this imo. He is a wizard in the f1 cockpit, he just… knows things.

[@daveruda]

I think both his strenght and weakness is the ability to drive around problems. He can be good in just about anything. But he lacks the finesse of more sensitive drivers I think. So he doesnt go as high as Lewis or Seb could in a good car.

[@blestah]

mate the race isnt even going on yet, dont make me cry already before aston does 😭

[@karlhugh4338]

Let’s remember this is a guy that not only dethroned Schumacher, but is 8 points away from being a 5x world champion. Fernando Alonso is one of the greatest drivers to ever compete in F1 he deserves so much more.

[@moiseulpasmoi]

One of the best drivers yes. But to new fans like me who started watching in 2016 know him as a has been that makes bad decisions in the pinnacle of motorsport. Not saying he is washed, but he doesn't make it easy for you to love him. Granted, Honda gave him a shit box for an engine. But, declining Mercedes over a customer team??? Also had McLaren been reliable in the early to mid 2000's, Kimi would have nicked more WDCs than him

[@MarcCastellsBallesta]

​@@moiseulpasmoiHe also was approached by Red Bull before moving to Ferrari iirc. If you analyse his entire career and his choices, if he had done the opposite of what he did he could have 3 or 4 additional championships. But it's easy to think that afterwards...

[@JEUndisputed]

​@@moiseulpasmoiNoob 😂

[@iaincrawford6083]

Alonso holding off Hamilton in Hungary 21 was some of the best driving you will ever see.

[@JaySamurai79]

That's actually an insult to Alonso when you analyse your comment lol Hungary is compared to Monaco but without the walls. No skill is necessary to hold a driver up. If this is what is used to inflate Alonso's relevance, then all I can say is "what a shame"

[@ariastatelu]

@@JaySamurai79 But Hamilton pass Sainz easily after those

[@JaySamurai79]

@ariastatelu Yup and guess what, Hamilton also passed Schumacher in Monaco. The fact remains Hungary and Monaco are the easiest tracks to defend because of how hard it is to overtake. That's not to take away from Alonso's ability. I just don't think that's the best examples of showcasing Alonso's abilities as "The best driving you'll ever see" I think 2014 Bahrain Nico vs Lewis on old hard tyre's vs new soft tyre's is text book some of the best defensive driving and attacking in F1.

[@ariastatelu]

@@JaySamurai79 ok

[@nicholasgaskin9370]

Comparing Russel to stroll is crazy. When the Mercedes got its form back Russel won; he had no control over his car being DQ

[@KarthikRaj-t6f]

Nah mate in austria that was gift wrapped to woody, and in spa he was driving an illegal car, so there you go,

[@Eriksen-wp3tv]

​@@KarthikRaj-t6fWhere was Hamilton, Sainz and Piastri when Norris and Max crashed? If Hamilton has the same car (and apparently is the better driver) why wasn't he in second? 1.5kg doesn't make a huge difference in lap times, even if you said he would be dropped to third with a "normal" car he would still made an impressive race.

[@ianfreitas3434]

@@Eriksen-wp3tv Yes it makes a difference. That very 1.5kg over a race distance gives you about 3 seconds. Thats an eternity in F1, when you cross the line just 1 second ahead of Piastri in 3rd. That's a lot of laps for both drivers behind to attack him

[@AvomaF1]

​@@KarthikRaj-t6f if Spa was won in a illegal car then what was Hamilton in Austin 2023

[@rvfharrier]

@@AvomaF1 Also DSQ?

[@mathiasdemestral9411]

I think the real reason Aston Martin has slipped so much into being a midfield team is that there was probably a quarrel inside the team that pushed to focus the car more on Lance driving style than Alonso. Last year when AM found the performance with Alonso taking several podiums, Lance was in a bad place and receiving a lot of backslash for underperforming. This season Alonso has repeated multiple times how difficult it is to drive the AM24, while it seems that Lance is "thriving" a little bit more, we also saw him "proud" in some interviews about how he is much closer to Fernando's performance, and we had have the episode of the team orders recently. Maybe there are issues in the team that are not seing the light of the day...

[@takumifujiwara13954]

No surprise when your team-mate is your boss' son. And shareholders are probably pressuring daddy to drop his son if he still doesn't perform well...

[@thebateman761]

No, it's because they copied shit from other teams which pays off in the start but have no idea where to go from there

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

I'm not one to believe in conspiracy theories, but Lawrence doing this wouldn't be much of surprise given how much he has bought advantages to his son in his career.

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

I'm not one to believe in conspiracy theories, but Lawrence doing this wouldn't be much of surprise given how much he has bought advantages to his son in his career.

[@simony2722]

Maybe. This failed car of 2024 didn't make Stroll look too good though, did it? I don't think this was the reason they fell back so much. I think the designers aren't that good. Hopefully, Newey and Fernando can make a difference together, in 2026.

[@sickydoesmma8898]

As a Hamilton fan, I don't like Alonso, but it's wrong that he only has two championships and how his career has played out, given his talent level. In terms of talent, I think he's top 5 of all time. I also agree with the idea that his motivation has been a factor. It's no coincidence that when championship-caliber drivers have midfield cars, they are closer to their teammates than when they have more competitive cars.

[@stefdth]

Just talent is not enough to be one of the best drivers ever. I personally doubt it is a coincidence that Alonso has just two championships. Hamilton has 7, as many as Schumacher, Max has 3 already, Vettel has 4, again as many as Prost etc. Maybe not all of them, but at least some of them stayed in a team for years and made this happen. Others also made right choices. Alonso at best can be claimed he did this with Renault. Yes, he has a lot of talent and longevity but why would he get a pass because he failed where others thrived? Fact: he is surely not in the same league as drivers above.

[@sickydoesmma8898]

@@stefdth I think luck and his decision making really played a factor. Him hopping around teams. The story of him going to red bull a decade ago is also wild because red bull only would offer him a 2 year but he wanted a 1 year. I think this was 09. We couldve had Alonso Vs prime Vettel in the same car. I also think Flavio Britore his manager costed him big time throughout his career.

[@stefdth]

@@sickydoesmma8898 sure, luck is a factor. No doubt. But honestly, in Alonso's case I don't see how this is just luck. This is largely his own making. He might be one of the top talents of all time but surely not a driver in the goat conversation as a lot of people are hyping him for.

[@sickydoesmma8898]

@@stefdth Oh he cant be in the goat debate with his titles but he can be in the "best of all time" He defo has a part to play on how his career went unfortunately. Shouldve had at least 5 for his skill

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

​@@stefdthWhat a load of bullshit. Of course he changes teams because he isn't as lucky as a certain 7-time world champion to just hop in to a rocketship year after year. Hamilton lost patience with McLaren after just a few years of struggle and is doing the same with Mercedes, Vettel changed teams from Red Bull to Ferrari after just one tough season... TLDR all of the top tier drivers have limited patience and want to have the best possible cars, some have been lucky to have dominant machinery for years, and others haven't.

[@Megumi44-vm6fn]

He is a goated driver . He just makes the wrong decisions . Mercedes approached him for 2025 . But he declined it .

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

Going back to McLaren was the biggest pile he stepped in. (if you don't count failing to qualify for the Indy 500 - wait, that was also McLaren) Oh, Frednando

[@johnlau6749]

​​@@GregBrownsWorldORacing yeah, it is disastrous when Fernando himself move back to Mclaren in 2015. Fernando is kind of person that easily frustrated when a team fail to fulfil Fernando's high expectations

[@domatdom]

why would he take that seat only to lose it in 2026 when mercedes wants to put kimi in that car? theres no way merc is dropping george for alonso and the driver market in 2025 would be way worse that what we had this year with everyone running multi year deals even in the midfield teams.

[@JSmith19858]

@@GregBrownsWorldORacing he had no choice as Ferrari got rid of him for bad mouthing the car. Had he kept quiet he'd have been in the car Vettel finished best of the rest and took 3 wins in. All of Honondo's problems are of his own making

[@Megumi44-vm6fn]

@@domatdom They were going to give him a two year deal at minimum . Kimi would have joined Williams .

[@barbarosbozkurt758]

Bro said fuck it and went to WEC and won the championship that year.

[@Ryzard]

Didn't he do it twice, or just lemans

[@barbarosbozkurt758]

@@Ryzard somehow the WEC years are between 2 years. I thought he actually won both 2018 and 2019 seperately but 2018-2019 was the seasons period. He won LeMans twice tho

[@ExpertYouTubeCommentator]

Max and Fernando was a pairing I wanted to see....gives Max a chance to test himself and gives Alonso a chance to fight both Max and Hamilton....what a resume that would be

[@jeremyclarkson9025]

Verstappen would never allow that😂

[@raulllorentemartinez1903]

Alonso to AM might be the Hamilton to Mercedes move in 2013, a shitty team at first but with a mega project in mind for the new regulations, there comes 2026 and Newey, he will win again for sure, and hopefully that third championship he deserves, considering that if FIA didn't steal his pole in Hungary 2007, the goofy top speed + Ferrari masterclass in Abu Dhabi 2010 and Grosjean playing bowling in Belgium 2012 he would be a 5 times world champion, considering he has been driving dogshit cars between 2014 and 2024 too (with the exception of the first part of 2023)

[@Ryzard]

I'm gonna be pissed if he's coaxed into retirement and then the team is suddenly amazing

[@Cami-wd4rw]

I love the new regulations reminds me of the 05, 06 cars

[@AdityaRamesh]

Monaco 2023 without the extra pitstop was best chance for a win.

[@Ryzard]

Dude I was SCREAMING at the screen. Like WHY...

[@fortressofsoliddudes4597]

Fernando, to me, is hands-down the most talented wheel-to-wheel driver in F1, and it's not even close. There are plenty of fast drivers, but even Max and Lewis don't hold a candle to the man when it comes to that aspect. Give Fernando a car that's capable of reaching the top spot on the podium, and he will deliver.

[@grigorioschristodoulou5229]

When you’re behind Fernando, he’s basically driving both cars. Nothing you can do.

[@Toku91]

100❤

[@AZBCDEE]

What happened last season again? No wins in 2nd fastest car 😂😂😂😂😂😂finished fraud

[@grigorioschristodoulou5229]

@@AZBCDEE Bro Max had a rocketship, having the second fastest car for the first part of the season while still more than half a second off the fastest car doesn’t give you free wins

[@Ryzard]

@@grigorioschristodoulou5229 That's such a good way of putting it

[@ChaoticGoodFTW]

I can't stand Mercedes, yet so disappointed that Fernando won't be replacing Lewis. Would have been very interesting. I guess it wasn't El Plan.

[@joakimjeppsson1443]

They don't want him, they fear toxicity

[@jeremyclarkson9025]

Russell probably would have vetoed it anyway

[@AZBCDEE]

@@jeremyclarkson9025why would Russell veto if Mercedes want max who’s leagues better

[@AZBCDEE]

Crylonso is finished He can’t handle being teammates with A level tier drivers😂😂😂😂

[@AZBCDEE]

@@jeremyclarkson9025Russell would have schooled him anyways* If you’re getting whooped by stroll in the past couple of races you’re finished

[@raulpetrascu2696]

Kid's got potential

[@tombardsley3081]

Mixture of bad luck but also his own fault as to why he hasn't won more

[@hugosdrawing2871]

Honestly, the 33rd was on Monaco, but Aston threw the opportunity out of the harbor

[@tombardsley3081]

@@hugosdrawing2871 of course but I was also referring to years prior to last season as well when it came to my comment

[@zaksacc]

The 2012 season showed how good Nando was. In that shitbox Ferrari too

[@jaja8022]

It was not a shitbox. Massa had quite some good results in the second half of the season. Still a great season from fernando

[@The_ZeroLine]

This is why I want Newey to go to Aston, which all signs point toward happening. Yeah, yeah, Lance is there, but who cares. Alonso will make him look even more silly if they get a great car. People also need to remember the majority of their new facilities haven’t even come online yet. All of them will be up by spring of next year.

[@MarcCastellsBallesta]

Me too. But remember that Newey has to stay 1 year in "dry dock". And when he finally joins the team, we will still have to wait for 6 months to see his changes hit the track. I say 6 months because that's the usual time it takes an idea to go through testing, production, and so on.

[@RNA0ROGER]

F1 moves very very quickly and Nando is on the same level as Max, Hamilton, Lando, Charles and the others.

[@Ryzard]

I'm just worried that by the time the car comes alive, Alonso will be out of contract.

[@RNA0ROGER]

@@Ryzard His contract is unlimited in principal

[@abdelwadoudboukerma7051]

I don't know how, but your analysis in formula 1 topics is so good and convincing, thr best I have ever seen in all of F1 media, keep it up man!

[@Toku91]

I remember him having 32 race wins and 97 podiums in about 230/240 Race starts... After that he never won again.. That s crazy knowing how good he is.

[@The_ZeroLine]

It was the British media dragging him unfairly through the mud. Nothing he did that put him here. As for Vettel. He isn’t even close to Alonso’s league. We can have a debate about him versus Lewis, but Seb? Please.

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

Yep, Vettel is so overrated

[@LaForjaDeMandalore]

Love when people make statements frome their couches about F1 World Champions 😂

[@rvfharrier]

I like Alonso so I'd have let this comment slide, if not for the "British media is the only reason his career went to shit" implication. The dude is a sublime racer, one of the best drivers in the history of the sport, but his temperament has absolutely landed him where he is now. His threat of leaking spygate if McLaren didn't reinstate him as the #1 driver in 2007 ultimately led to the discovery of it and a hefty fine Mercedes had to pay, his lambasting of Ferrari burned bridges with them and he severed all ties with Honda (and therefore teams using their engines) over his excessively frequent 'GP2 engine' outbursts. He's almost as good at ruining relationships as he is at racing, so he had his own part to play in his career not being as fruitful as it should have been based on his undeniable talent.

[@franciscodelcastillo594]

He is not one of the best drivers in the grid. He is THE BEST one.

[@patrickcesalestajodywibowo741]

Just give bro a good car with a decent team environment, so bro can take his 3rd title and retire in peace 😅😅

[@jealva]

Max was right when he named the top 5 F1 drivers in history: Senna, Fangio, Schumacher, Alonso and Hamilton. Toto Wolff acknowledged him and well as some who easily could have many more (8) championships in different cars.

[@ExpertYouTubeCommentator]

he is about to have NEWEY i think he will win in his mid 40s, i truly believe that

[@NOMOone]

Put Fernando in Verstappens rig. Let’s have this convo afterwards when he smokes everyone.

[@BigBird629]

if you put any top driver in the top car they would be winning

[@Megumi44-vm6fn]

Mercedes approached Fernando for 2025 . But Alonso rejected them . Alonso is a very fast driver but he always makes the wrong decision .

[@daphnelovesL]

@@Megumi44-vm6fn Too many times! :(

[@Don-Royall]

​@@Megumi44-vm6fnHe rejected them because Russell would destroy him.

[@Reaz399]

There‘s no version of Alonso that would ever beat the current Max in equal machinery let alone the washed up version of him that we see this season who can barely outperform that bum Stroll.

[@marcbrisson3]

It’s just unfortunate that he wasn’t the driver picked to play the role of the next Michael Schumacher. That went to the half black driver and goldilocks. This guy could put a terrible car in the podium. No other driver except I think Max could do that.

[@lukerichards4135]

The top 10 drivers of all time in my humble opinion 01 🇬🇧 Hamilton - unparalleled 2 decade career at the top, statistical goat, defeated every great of the past few generations 02 🇩🇪 Schumacher - the last statistical goat, king of formula 1 for over a decade, changed the game in terms of commitment 03 🇬🇧 Clark - likely the fastest ever, best stats in terms of percentages, stats nerfed by death 04 🇧🇷 Senna - best feel of any driver ever, most naturally gifted, stats nerfed by death 05 🇳🇱 Verstappen - the most dominant driver ever, ruthless consistency, time in career to climb higher 06 🇫🇷 Prost - most underrated driver, brilliant stats, toughest list of teammates ever bar none 07 🇪🇸 Alonso - the best defender in history, drags poor cars to big results, most experienced, stats do not do him justice 08 🇦🇹 Lauda - the most tenacious driver, comeback king, mechanical and psychological genius 09 🇬🇧 Stewart - the most impactful driver in history - helped save countless lives, mega stat percentage 10 🇦🇷 Fangio - the first king of f1, stats flatter him but he’s still a great, balls of steel to drive in his era Honourable Mentions - 🇩🇪 Vettel : ruthless in early career, big stats - 🇬🇧 Mansell : tenacious in an era of greats - 🇦🇺 Brabham : the great who won in his own car - 🇬🇧 Moss : the best to never be champion - 🇮🇹 Ascari : the first double champ - 🇬🇧 G.Hill : Clarks number 1 challenger - 🇧🇷 Fittipaldi : Stewarts number 1 challenger - 🇺🇸 Andretti : Brilliant all round racer - 🇨🇦 Villeneuve : Supremely naturally gifted - 🇧🇷 Piquet : great of the golden 80s era - 🇫🇮 Hakkinen : Schumachers number 1 challenger - 🇬🇧 Button : king of mixed conditions - 🇫🇮 Raikkonen : one of the quickest ever in prime - 🇩🇪 Rosberg : beat the two best drivers ever

[@leemiller4321]

This is sick haha, love comments like this. Very insightful

[@lukerichards4135]

@@leemiller4321 🤛🏻👑

[@billhoult3262]

Actual good list, especially putting Clark top 3. I remember in 2013ish when people put Vettel in their top 5s, and I do wonder what will happen to Lewis and Maxs reputation in the future. Lewis struggling at Ferrari like Vettel could damage how he is viewed by younger fans, and if Max can retire at his peak in 2026/27 like he has mentioned before, he would have a very impressive statlist with no stains like Schumacher losing to Rosberg or Vettel losing to Ricciardo and Leclerc. If Aston can provide a good car and we can have a three way fight between 3 of the top 5 goats though....

[@lukerichards4135]

@@billhoult3262 thanks mate, and absolutely yeah good points in regards to lewis and max’s future prospects

[@kossylvie]

Very good list. I would honestly put Fangio higher up though. I know stats flatter him, but even Michael and Senna have said that Fangio was something special. i'd say he places above max atm, though it's very hard to judge since we only have records and stories about him, not enough data and on-board laps. still, i think the list is good, though i believe you can't really compare drivers from different eras, as f1 back then was pretty much a different sport to what it is now. it's like comparing formula vee to super formula drivers. the only way you can compare them all is if they're from the same era, i'd say.

[@Phoon996]

Currently on 33 likes, if only he gets the 33rd win…

[@formulagod.]

Bit harsh to say that about a rookie

[@MuhammadNiz007]

Alonso is the last traction control championship winner period.

[@peterfighter]

Traction control was banned after 2007. The last winner is Kimi Raikkonen

[@Toku91]

Last V10 winner and first v8..

[@HunchoCOL]

The GOAT of motorsport Man, he deserves so much more.

[@habibks1]

He is the best driver of the XXI century. To me, Senna, Alonso and Verstappen are the best pilots ever. It's a shame he didn't get the car (and team) that his talents deserves. Neverthless, if anyone watched Alonso in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 or 2016 and 2018... I mean, como on, he was the best driver on the grid in that period by far. Those years in red were the best. He should have stayed in Ferrari. And his performance in McLaren Honda were out of this world. He extracted the most of those cars. He is one of the few drivers we know, everyone knows, who should have won five or six. What he lacked in his career was a good manager to make the right decisions and calm him down when he was angry or impatient.

[@bossfight6125]

All Aston Martin really needs to do is to learn to apply upgrades to the car properly. They’ve already lost half a second of pace to their original spec from the start due to their “downgrades”

[@quigglyz]

If he had gone to Merc, he’d be a 10-time WDC by now.

[@calibrazxr750]

If!

[@EF.707]

😂😂😂😂

[@sultanoftippoo3857]

He couldn’t beat Hamilton in his rookie season when they were team mates so can’t see how he would have consistently beaten Hamilton in his prime from 2013 to 2021. That said, Fernandos problem has never been what he does inside the car, he’s a phenomenal wheel to wheel racer and IMO still one of the top three drivers on the grid along with Hamilton and Verstappen. No, his problem is how he conducts himself with his employers & team outside of the car.

[@EF.707]

@@quigglyz I’m confident that if he had partnered Hamilton at Merc, he would’ve taken 0 championships of him

[@dmitryWeirdo]

2012 Spa and Suzuka still hurt, up to this day.

[@simony2722]

These are exciting times. Newey might be teaming up with Nando to try to extract a championship or two for the two greatest talents that F1 ever saw. I pray that they can make it happen. Onwards!

[@richboy900]

The man carrying Aston Martin

[@markovasil1608]

His raw talent and longevity has to be in consideration for 🐐

[@SiVlog1989]

In some ways, Alonso's comparative struggles to stay motivated compared to Stroll reminds me of Damon Hill, when the 1996 World Champion was at Arrows for 1997. Despite having the number 1 on his car, Hill seemed to struggle at times to stay motivated to drive the Yamaha powered Arrows A18. Although Hill beat his Brazilian team mate, Pedro Diniz (who apparently was hired merely to pay Hill's salary) more often than not, the fact that Diniz occasionally beat a reigning champion in the other car raised a few eyebrows. Hill's performance transformed after John Barnard joined from Ferrari, culminating in Hill nearly winning the Hungarian Grand Prix

[@bomayevideos6537]

Literally nobody is criticising him. Dude hasn't won a race in 11 years and no hate whatsoever

[@The_ZeroLine]

Max was so complimentary of Alonso until it looked like they might actually sign him. Then he started saying things showing he didn’t want the competition. Him pretending it was about him caring about the organization’s long term future was laughable.

[@NOMOone]

@@The_ZeroLine Max saw film on one of the Goats, and did not want that competition. Smart move on his part. He wouldn’t have the championships he has today had that been his team mate. But Verstappen would crash into him to grab points.

[@Matteoo123]

i think its time for him to retire and focus on indy500 and other things

[@benediktwindisch2778]

In watch F1 since 1999 and my all time favorites are Häkkinen, Michael and Räikkönen. In the 2000s I hated Fernando for beating Michael and Kimi 2005 and 06 and as a child/Teenager he felt as a pain in the side. But since 2012 my respect grew. Hes easily in the GOAT debate of the 2000s and overall in the modern F1

[@DroopyLoops]

Bro yes, put Fernando in a Red Bull. I want to see what that thing can really do with two amazing drivers

[@adem1781]

As a Hamilton fan its easy to hate the old enemy. But Alonso is fantastic. Hamilton and Alonso are heads and shoulders above the rest. Others have been as fast but have less than 0 racecraft and rely on the FIA and crashing into opponents. Alonso however just drove amazingly.

[@adem1781]

"Others" in this case of course is that utter shitbag currently at Red Bull.

[@mayurdhurmea7935]

If he doesn't get a race winning car or a car near the front in 2026, I see Fernando retiring similar to Seb

[@bizarroeddie1]

I always believed one of the worst things that could happen to him was to be a champion too early. I remember him saying something like "this is the goal of my whole career and i already did it at 24". So this gave him the comfort to waste years waiting for seats to open up. When he returned to Renault in 2008, he knew he wasn't going to win anything there, yet he wasted 2 years of his career as an also-ran while Santander bought Raikkonen's contract to make way for him in 2010. He went there expecting to race for the same team that beat him in 2007, but that team didn't exist anymore in 2010, it would require a lot of work and luck to beat the now top team Red Bull, which offered him a seat for 2008 but he was eyeing Ferrari already and didn't take it. After the Ferrari years, he could very well go home, he only didn't yet because he loves motor racing way too much. Good for us who can enjoy him a little longer.

[@kingston4313]

Dude is freaking ageless

[@carlosaraujo59]

Can you imagine a championship fight between Alonso, Hamilton and Verstappen??? It would be golden. I also think that we are at a point where age doesn’t matter as much. They are now getting the best care and health to extend their career now you add their experience, the younger drivers will have a hard time keeping up.

[@rspbgaming8147]

Short answer, No. Not because Alonso doesn't still have the talent but because I seriously doubt Aston will build a good enough car.

[@elijahprasad7884]

Alonso isn't blacklisted by top teams. Mercedes and Red Bull have other drivers coming up through their ranks from their Driver Academy in F2 and F3.

[@PamellaLollis]

Your videos are always so funny and sparkling! Thank you for your talented and creative take on entertaining content!😗🎬☀️

[@anthonycastro9017]

Fernando can’t help develop a car like Lewis, Max, George and maybe even Vettel. That’s probably the main reason he wasn’t even the 1st option for the top teams.

[@jeremyclarkson9025]

George?😂 That man just copies everything Hamilton does, once he leaves you will see

[@NOMOone]

@@anthonycastro9017 agreed!!

[@Meihan_god]

Alonso and Vettel are my favourite drivers and this video is a reason why Alonso is here.

[@aniketpalkandwar]

He is the fastest n craftiest driver on the grid...period.

[@E23789]

Craftiest yes. Not fastest

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

Aston Martin please get your act together

[@emiliovillacorta4276]

Alonso rejected Merceds and Red Bull, it simply seems like he's allergic to making good decisions.

[@jeremyclarkson9025]

He’s fast but his antics off track show that he’s not in the GOAT debate

[@emiliovillacorta4276]

@@jeremyclarkson9025 I agree, when you take into account the resumés only Lewis and Michael are in that conversation. Senna also should get a shoutout obviously.

[@pooledogg775]

I can't compare him to anyone pre Schumacher, but since 93 he's been the GOAT.

[@Gebruikersstation]

YES!!! Alonso to Red Bull = Brilliant!!!

[@SirKenchalot]

Last year, Fernando wasn't 43. He was 41/42.

[@asdowo111]

NO HE WONT

[@f1jones544]

This story has been going on for nearly 20 years. He's not wasted. Good drivers make good decisions and don't burn bridges. There's a reason he's only been able to drive midfield cars for the last decade. Children born during his last championship graduated high school this year. He's a left over from two decades ago. At the end of the day, there's a reason why he's been irrelevant for a dozen years and counting. It would be hilarious to see him go to RBR though. Just when they're slipping backwards due to losing their MVPs. It would almost be perfect. And yes, he'd completely blow them up as Verstappen's teammate. He's been well behaved at AM because Stroll isn't really a rival, and he's daddy's boy so Alonso has to. He hasn't changed though.

[@raymondwen4210]

Best rookie thats available imo

[@Ryzard]

His moves, like to Renault or McLaren, were considered fairly logical when he made them, if not obvious choices. Nobody would expect Mercedes to suddenly have an absurd engine and McLaren to completely fall off after being championship contenders for a couple decades straight. Lewis made an educated move, but so did Alonso. Sometimes there's zero real way to assume certain things will happen, like the entire team structure changing at Ferrari while he was there due to corporate. He can't predict or control the regs, neither can Lewis, neither can Seb. If it was as easy as just "making the right decision", everyone would do it lmao. Alonso made the right decisions for the times and places he was placed. He was never going to be allowed to win with McLaren in 2007, that much was clear. So he had to move where there was openings and recent potential - and he did. With Alpine it was clear they had incredible structural issues and he wasn't getting a good contract. Aston was a brilliant move for the time, but they then seemingly kneecapped themselves to cater to stroll. It's not that Lewis, Seb, Max, or others made better moves - it's that he didn't HAVE to move much (or at all) You can critique Alonso's moves because he didn't have the opportunity to just occupy the best seat for 8-10 years straight. Like, are we gonna say Schumacher made amazing career moves by... choosing not to leave Ferrari during their championship streak? Alonso largely made the right moves - at the wrong times. OR, simply didn't have better options. Again, when you aren't in the top seat, you don't have the LUXURY of making a perfect decision. Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, all value continuity. They've ALL had static lead drivers since ~2018/19, and before that had other lead drivers. There was no room for him. With Lewis's position, he could keep winning races and wait for a perfect deal. Alonso doesn't have that time on him age wise, nor does he have a good seat to sit in on the bargaining table. (Also, consider that Lewis wasn't always on the table for 2007 McLaren. We could very well have a 5-7 time champion Alonso if his move to McLaren wasn't timed with Lewis jumping up and being favored by the team. That was objectively an amazing move without future context, and would have put him on a 4+ championship winning streak.) I'd say past ~2012, the chance of him being in a top team again was near zero. RB Had Vettel, then Danny, now Max. McLaren had Hamilton, and then lost him and fell to the very bottom while grabbing Alonso, hoping he could replace Lewis - while not fixing their car. Now they have Norris/Piastri, and would likely never let either go in exchange for a year or two with alonso even if he won championships both years - the idea of those drivers in the future is huge. Ferrari had Vettel after Alonso left, and then Leclerc, now Ollie. You can be one of the best drivers on the field and still not justify a seat at one of those teams - because you aren't in their planner. These teams are planning drivers years out whenever possible, and Alonso, even with his speed still clearly being there, is a question mark of longevity. No top team wants to sign a multi-year deal with him when they could sign a worse younger driver that will be with the team as long as they want them.

[@xxczerxx]

You can claim this but at the same time I've always felt that F1 fans have ALWAYS had him the conversation for goat-contender drivers. People talk about Alonso alongside Senna, Hamilton, Schumacher etc

[@CharlesTheV1st]

Alonso: carrer when it comes to Contract signings. Oh I think Mclaren are on the rise and will provide me with a car winning championship. Alonso: a Year later WHAT A JOKE Alonso in 2023 yes I'm keeping this seat Aston's Performence: after 1 season down .Alonso: Brazil 2012 image comes back.

[@saqib7965]

Max is baby he's never had alonso rosberg button as a team mate

[@makkert]

Explain to me why on a video dedicated to Alonso your mind was so compelled to make a Max focussed comment. Talk about living rent free in someone’s mind…

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

How dare you even think such a thing!

[@VinBizz]

Maybe that if he wasn’t such a diskiable person with his ego, his career would have been different, it’s only his fault if he don’t know how to work with other people or if any top team wants him

[@jeremyclarkson9025]

Yep exactly this, 2007 was basically where he committed career suicide and hasn’t recovered tbh

[@jullemasa2182]

Alonso was always one of the best drivers. Even he was the problem itself that could not win more. After Renault he basically left every team after frustration of not having winning car and after he left. That team often had the winning car. And when he had chance to win once. He just melted at the end. But at the same time he is amazing driver but it was mostly his own fault that he was wasted.

[@josephcote7702]

Markko confirmed: Max Verstappen can't handle having a teammate who could possibly beat him in the same car

[@19megamustaine85]

Alonso also .

[@anthitersama]

No dude 😭😭. As much as i think Alonso's getting way less than he deserved, the actual wasted potential is still Nico Hulkenberg. Poor guy has no world championship's or even wins to console himself with.

[@takumifujiwara13954]

And not even a single podium to his name!

[@kevinpi7488]

@@takumifujiwara13954 he is good, but he should have followed perez footsteps after bining the win in malaysia.

[@Ryzard]

Dude, every year I just die slightly inside as an Alonso fan, because EVERY close call is just a setup for another disappointment.

[@RAVIOLIdS]

But Alonso has shown he is not as angry. When he missed out on the victory at Monaco cause of bad pit stop start he didn’t says anything negative

[@raheem201231]

I don’t see what you lot see. Fernando is past it. He’s made some poor decisions when joining and leaving teams at the wrong times. The man has won a race in ten years but still compared to Micheal Schumacher, Ayrton Senna, Verstappen, Hamilton even Vettel and Alan. When you’re at the top you need results. Everyone is skilled, it’s the results that matter.

[@nicholas8363]

you clearly did not watch last season properly if you think you have to win a race in order to have a good race Fernando was easily the second best driver last year behind Verstappen considering machinery he was in

[@ChristosTzoannis]

Finally someone who has the same opinion as me

[@pabloruedaarzoz8065]

This season has been dissapointing because, unlike Lewis, Alonso has driven underwhelming cars for the majority of his career, and has had a midfield car or worse much often. In fact I don't think Hamilton has ever trully had a midfield car. So the only excuse for him could be lack of motivation because of age. Because it's not nearly the first time he has been in this situation

[@saqib7965]

Glazer video 😂

[@pansho550F]

Every time he is on a car, he delivers, F1 since his rookie times, on Ferrari in 2010-2012 the car wasn't the best, on Indy and LeMans. I've never be a fan of Alonso, but the guy is very good driver.

[@Yuki-po7fd]

True

[@DiogoGaming2]

I Think Fernando will stay at F1 with Aston Martin for some years (maybe untill 26 or 27) because Aston has a very good future project in my opinion, but if the car is not competitive in 26, i think he might stay at Aston for the WEC program, and that would be amazing tbh because WEC > F1 AHAHAHHAHAHA

[@nicholas8363]

We would all love to see nando win one more championship but at this rate 1 more race win will do for the OG

[@bobcharlotte8724]

I'm his age and can barely move around because of my piriformis 😂

[@jamestaylor447]

He destroyed his own career when he blocked Hammer in 2007, and then joined all the wrong teams at the wrong time.

[@donbilligatti3004]

Being Alonso fan is such a losing game man😢

[@F1FanCanuck]

Alonso is the only driver in the last 20 years to have won a WDC in a car that was NOT the best car on the grid…

[@arg_9584]

Aston Martin Honda 26,27 please!!!! My favorite driver since I got into f1 in 2016

[@lukedanielgalon1596]

In a Way fernando Alonso is like Ferdinard Piech but unlike Alonso Piech fully utilized his dreams and vengeance

[@birandkoray]

he wasted his talent with his wrong choices

[@blurblast3680]

Another point Fernando is not good at developing a car or give technical feedback about what to improve whatever is given to him he extract 100% from the car

[@paw565]

I feel so bad for alonso 😢

[@Galaxyeyez]

His still the fastest I think .

[@scstan.16]

people always say Alonso managed his career bad made the wrong choices bla bla which is not true the only mistake he made probably was to leave Ferrari in 2014 he claim 2 titles than went to the best team in grid Mclaren but he didnt calculate one rookie there he got beaten by rookie F1 is a team sport and Alonso always had tensions with his own team which doesnt help Im not even saying he was part of big scandals like spygate and crashgate

[@lianxvn]

Yes he will. YES HE WILL. YES HE WILL YES HE WILL HE WILL

[@tren-y2m]

12:35 HIGHLY unlikely that if and when Aston get their shit together, that Alonso would be favoured as the no. 1 driver and not precious Lance

[@leonardofabbri7930]

Undoubtedly one of greatest drivers ever, but how can I say he developed kind of a gift for being wrong place at wrong time everytime. His old school personality (to me a plus) never helped him in such a political sport.