Formula 1: Fernando Alonso slams Lewis Hamilton after Mercedes Struggles: Fernando Alonso has taken a dig at seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton after claiming that the Mercedes star is failing to win this year because he does not have any more ‘the quickest car in the sport’ after guidelines changed before this season. Follow Formula 1 Live and F1 Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Alonso feels Hamilton only dominated the sport because he had the fastest car present on the grid. “This is Formula One! It’s always been that way. When Ayrton Senna won titles and races, he had the fastest car. When I won two titles, I had the fastest car.”
Formula 1: Former BITTER Rivalry resumes as Fernando Alonso criticises Lewis Hamilton, says ‘He had a FASTEST CAR all along’
“Michael Schumacher also had the fastest car in his time. Hamilton looked to break Schumacher’s record of seven Drivers’ Championship titles before his loss to Verstappen last season,” said Alonso.
Hamilton won six Drivers’ Championships from 2014 to 2020 as he established himself as the most prevailing driver in the sport when he joined Mercedes. He nearly made it five back-to-back titles last season, before Max Verstappen emerged as the winner, in a race filled with controversies.
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In any case, the Brit has battled intensely this season after regulations changed over the course of last year. Mercedes’ car has been struggling from the porpoising effect that had greatly reduced their pace as the Silver Arrows failed to keep up the pace with Ferrari and Red Bull.
Formula 1: Former BITTER Rivalry resumes as Fernando Alonso criticises Lewis Hamilton, says ‘He had a FASTEST CAR all along’
Meanwhile, the Spaniard accepts that a colossal element was that the Mercedes car was far in excess of its rivals in general. He suggested that it wasn’t such a lot of ability on Hamilton’s part.
“Lewis broke all racing and pole position records because he had the fastest car. Now he may be able to race very well, but he will cross the finish line in the thirteenth. That’s just how it goes in Formula One,” Alonso concluded.
Lewis sees himself seventh in the Drivers’ standings after just one podium finish this year. The Brit driver came thirteenth in Imola last week, his lowest finish since the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last season and his second-least since 2012.
Formula 1: Former BITTER Rivalry resumes as Fernando Alonso criticises Lewis Hamilton, says ‘He had a FASTEST CAR all along’
