Alonso: Partnering Hamilton helped me to grow up.........!
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Normally I wouldn't report this, but it's a remarkable thing....
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/feb/22/fernan...
Alonso in the Guardian said:
"2007 was very difficult but I learnt a lot personally," he says in an interview to be published by the Guardian tomorrow. "It was good for my career to take that step of joining McLaren and growing up. I learned how to work with a team and also to withstand the media pressure. The difficulties I had were coming from the team and the media. Now I am much more prepared for everything in Formula One – and in life as well."
More here:http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/feb/22/fernan...
bcnrml said:
Normally I wouldn't report this, but it's a remarkable thing....
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/feb/22/fernan...
Full peice:-Alonso in the Guardian said:
"2007 was very difficult but I learnt a lot personally," he says in an interview to be published by the Guardian tomorrow. "It was good for my career to take that step of joining McLaren and growing up. I learned how to work with a team and also to withstand the media pressure. The difficulties I had were coming from the team and the media. Now I am much more prepared for everything in Formula One – and in life as well."
More here:http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/feb/22/fernan...
Fernando Alonso - the favourite to win this year's Formula One world championship, has suggested that his difficult experience in partnering the British driver Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in 2007 helped him to "grow up" and was good preparation for joining his new team, Ferrari.
"2007 was very difficult but I learnt a lot personally," he says in an interview to be published by the Guardian tomorrow. "It was good for my career to take that step of joining McLaren and growing up. I learned how to work with a team and also to withstand the media pressure. The difficulties I had were coming from the team and the media. Now I am much more prepared for everything in Formula One – and in life as well." Bitter infighting cost McLaren the championship in 2007, and Alonso returned to his old team, Renault, the following season.
Jenson Button, like Alonso in 2007, arrives at McLaren this season as the reigning world champion and it is widely expected that tensions could emerge between him and Hamilton. "Obviously I don't know how McLaren is now but if Jenson arrived in my time then, for sure, it would be very tough for him," Alonso told the Guardian. "But, hopefully, it's now better for Jenson because I learned a lot from that season and McLaren did as well."
Alonso confronts rumours that he has a strained relationship with his new team-mate, Felipe Massa. "People are only writing these things because they know we are very strong. Felipe and I work for the team. After so many years of course I have battled with Felipe. It's the way it is – and we'll keep having these fights. But Michael Schumacher and [Nico] Rosberg will have fights at Mercedes. I am sure Lewis and Jenson Button will have fights at McLaren. Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel will have fights at Red Bull – in fact they were fighting last year already. But no one talks about this. They talk about it with Ferrari because we are in a good position."
In tomorrow's interview, Alonso reflects on the inadvertent role he played at the centre of the Spygate and Crashgate controversies that so blighted the reputation of Formula One. He also reveals his hope to form a new Tour de France team with his friend Alberto Contador – who won the race last year.
"It's a project for me – a kind of dream I have because I love cycling. I know it is not easy to create a top cycling team from zero. You need good riders, good staff, a lot of preparation and, most important, a lot of sponsors. It is something Alberto and I can work on. I know this year he is with Astana but from next year onwards, for sure, if there is an opportunity I will be very interested. I think he will be interested as well."
The new Formula One season begins in Bahrain two weeks on Sunday
paulrockliffe said:
Wanta996Gotta said:
Alonso reflects on the inadvertent role he played at the centre of the Spygate and Crashgate controversies that so blighted the reputation of Formula One
Can. Not. Wait!I dont think we will ever know untill Ron writes his Book though the FIA notes on the case made it obvious who was to blame.
Edited by Wanta996Gotta on Tuesday 23 February 12:01
Ladbrookes current odds for the 2010 season
F Alonso 11/4
L Hamilton 7/2
M Schumacher 7/2
S Vettel 5/1
F Massa 7/1
J Button 10/1
M Webber 14/1
N Rosberg 16/1
R Kubica 40/1
R Barrichello 50/1
K Kobayashi 50/1
N Hulkenberg 66/1
P De La Rosa 80/1
A Sutil 100/1
V Petrov 125/1
T Glock 150/1
H Kovalainen 150/1
V Liuzzi 150/1
J Trulli 200/1
L Di Grassi 250/1
S Buemi 250/1
B Senna 300/1
J Alguersuari 300/1
J M Lopez 300/1
William Hill
Fernando Alonso 3/1
Lewis Hamilton 7/2
Michael Schumacher 4/1
Sebastian Vettel 11/2
Felipe Massa 8/1
Jenson Button 10/1
Nico Rosberg 16/1
Mark Webber 18/1
Robert Kubica 40/1
Kamui Kobayashi 40/1
Rubens Barrichello 66/1
Nico Hulkenberg 66/1
Adrian Sutil 80/1
Pedro de la Rosa 80/1
Heikki Kovalainen 125/1
Jarno Trulli 125/1
Timo Glock 125/1
Vitaly Petrov 125/1
Bruno Senna 200/1
Vitantonio Liuzzi 200/1
Sebastien Buemi 250/1
Lucas di Grassi 250/1
Jose Maria Lopez 250/1
Jamie Alguersuari 500/1
Coral
Fernando Alonso 5/2
Lewis Hamilton 4/1
Michael Schumacher 9/2
Sebastian Vettel 5/1
Felipe Massa 7/1
Jenson Button 10/1
Mark Webber 14/1
Nico Rosberg 18/1
Kamui Kobayashi 40/1
Robert Kubica 40/1
Nico Hulkenberg 66/1
Pedro de la Rosa 66/1
Rubens Barrichello 66/1
Adrian Sutil 100/1
Vitaly Petrov 125/1
Bruno Senna 150/1
Heikki Kovalainen 150/1
Jarno Trulli 150/1
Timo Glock 150/1
Vitantino Liuzzi 150/1
Lucas Di Grassi 200/1
Sebastien Buemi 200/1
Jaime Alguersuari 250/1
Jose Maria Lopez 300/1
Looks like the big 3 UK bookies, think Fred's in with a good chance for 2010, must be that terrible Ferrari F10 we were hearing about a few weeks ago
F Alonso 11/4
L Hamilton 7/2
M Schumacher 7/2
S Vettel 5/1
F Massa 7/1
J Button 10/1
M Webber 14/1
N Rosberg 16/1
R Kubica 40/1
R Barrichello 50/1
K Kobayashi 50/1
N Hulkenberg 66/1
P De La Rosa 80/1
A Sutil 100/1
V Petrov 125/1
T Glock 150/1
H Kovalainen 150/1
V Liuzzi 150/1
J Trulli 200/1
L Di Grassi 250/1
S Buemi 250/1
B Senna 300/1
J Alguersuari 300/1
J M Lopez 300/1
William Hill
Fernando Alonso 3/1
Lewis Hamilton 7/2
Michael Schumacher 4/1
Sebastian Vettel 11/2
Felipe Massa 8/1
Jenson Button 10/1
Nico Rosberg 16/1
Mark Webber 18/1
Robert Kubica 40/1
Kamui Kobayashi 40/1
Rubens Barrichello 66/1
Nico Hulkenberg 66/1
Adrian Sutil 80/1
Pedro de la Rosa 80/1
Heikki Kovalainen 125/1
Jarno Trulli 125/1
Timo Glock 125/1
Vitaly Petrov 125/1
Bruno Senna 200/1
Vitantonio Liuzzi 200/1
Sebastien Buemi 250/1
Lucas di Grassi 250/1
Jose Maria Lopez 250/1
Jamie Alguersuari 500/1
Coral
Fernando Alonso 5/2
Lewis Hamilton 4/1
Michael Schumacher 9/2
Sebastian Vettel 5/1
Felipe Massa 7/1
Jenson Button 10/1
Mark Webber 14/1
Nico Rosberg 18/1
Kamui Kobayashi 40/1
Robert Kubica 40/1
Nico Hulkenberg 66/1
Pedro de la Rosa 66/1
Rubens Barrichello 66/1
Adrian Sutil 100/1
Vitaly Petrov 125/1
Bruno Senna 150/1
Heikki Kovalainen 150/1
Jarno Trulli 150/1
Timo Glock 150/1
Vitantino Liuzzi 150/1
Lucas Di Grassi 200/1
Sebastien Buemi 200/1
Jaime Alguersuari 250/1
Jose Maria Lopez 300/1
Looks like the big 3 UK bookies, think Fred's in with a good chance for 2010, must be that terrible Ferrari F10 we were hearing about a few weeks ago
Edited by AndrewW-G on Tuesday 23 February 14:37
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