But over the remaining 11 laps, Fernando drove the perfect defensive race, resisting the intense pressure from the greatest driver of the era. Far from cracking, he finished two-tenths ahead, and let the Ferrari driver know that there was a new kid in town, and that he, too, was a sharpshooter. From that day onwards, Michael knew that he had competition. Those in the know had always rated the Spaniard. But Montoya and Raikkonen garnered the headlines. He had one spin, and a small mistake in the last sector of his fastest lap in qualifying cost him half a second and a place ahead of the troubled Benetton-Renaults on the grid.
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Half his brain is left over to do the thinking, while the rest is doing the driving extremely well. By , Renault were a definite contender, thanks to him. With Schumacher retiring, it seemed that the road was clear to multiple crowns. His switch to McLaren in was heavily compromised by the arrival of Lewis Hamilton, who embarrassingly beat him overall on countback as they both lost out at the 11th hour to Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari. And perhaps that was where it all began to go wrong, as it forced him back to Renault, and the scandal that was the Singapore Grand Prix.
Yet regardless of the manner in which he won there, his triumph next time out in Suzuka was pure Alonso.
Like , was a barren year, but he won his first race with Ferrari in Bahrain in , then again in Germany, Italy, Singapore and Korea. Mike Hawthorn Keke Rosberg Mike Hawthorn , Phil Hill. For this reason, some sources list his 13 retirements and 1 DNQ in as the record for consecutive non-finishes in a season and 18 non-finishes starting the previous season. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Drivers GP winners Polesitters Fastest laps. Constructors GP winners Champions. Seasons Grands Prix Circuits. National colours Sponsorship liveries.
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