Fernando Alonso and lewis hamilton They have had ups and downs in their relationship. They got off to a bad start in 2007 when they were teammates. Then, the relationship got better, largely thanks to the fact that they have never seen each other fighting for the World Cup. Formula 1. And that is because they have never had a competitive car at the same time, something in which the ’14’ believes that the Briton has been “lucky”.
In some statements collected by ‘RacingNews365’, Alonso was full of praise for Hamilton: “I have a lot of respect for him. Of course, we have met in our careers on a couple of occasions.
“This year we battled closer both together and with similar cars, especially in this part of the year. In Australia, we were within two seconds the whole race and it was a very close fight,” he added.
Despite praising Hamilton’s ability, the Asturian driver acknowledged that part of his success is due to the “luck” of having the most competitive car on the grid for several seasons: “I still think he is one of the best drivers in this sport , but at the same time, has been lucky to have the most dominant car for many years”.
“When you have a competitive car for so many years, Michael Schumacher won seven titles, Hamilton another seven, max verstappen he’ll win his third if he can this year and who knows how many more. I have won two and in Formula 1 you always need to have the best car to win the championship. If Hamilton had had any problems during those years at Mercedes, Bottas would be a five-time world champion,” he concluded.
After many years without hardly seeing each other on the track, this 2023 season has once again placed Alonso and Hamilton at the same level of single-seaters after several years of many differences between them, although not fighting for a title that seems to have the name of one of the drivers of Red Bull.
