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**qp0yfHOf** · 11-11-2011, 05:02 PM

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Q: Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso recently paid you a huge compliment, saying that he believes you are the only driver in the field who can win races with a car that is not as competitive as the best car on the grid. He said he will be watching you during the winter tests…

LH: I am honoured that Fernando is so positive about my qualities, despite this season and the differences that we had. Our relationship has got a lot stronger and the respect that we have for each other is much stronger. It is great to see that he has come out with these compliments, as I have also always said that he is one of the best drivers. So in general it is really good to hear that I have received support from other drivers as well. I'm doing a bit of tabloid douchebaggery myself and hence the title can be misleading, but well, you can pretty much extract that from what Alonso said.

Does anybody have a link to the interview where Fernando said this? If the official website is claiming it, it must be true, but I never thought Alonso would be giving Lewis such compliments.

He is 100% correct though.

**nasxbrtyol** · 11-11-2011, 08:44 PM

NFW

**italertb** · 11-11-2011, 10:16 PM

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I'm doing a bit of tabloid douchebaggery myself and hence the title can be misleading, but well, you can pretty much extract that from what Alonso said. Does anybody have a link to the interview where Fernando said this? If the official website is claiming it, it must be true, but I never thought Alonso would be giving Lewis such compliments.

He is 100% correct though.

Alonso has always said that Hamilton is a great driver. This rift between them that has been reported in the media is nonsense. They are actually quite good friends. Kudos to Alonso for what he said. I believe he is correct, but I also belive that Alonso is of a similar level to Hamilton maybe not just quite as quick through an entire season as Hammy.

**byncnombmub** · 11-11-2011, 10:27 PM

Alonso, like Hamilton, is a bit Marmite. He's a brilliant driver and him and Lewis in the same team was Nirvana if it would have worked. However, there wasn't enough room in Surrey for 2 ego's of that size and it went Pete Tong in spectacular fashion.

Over the past few years, there has been several stories detailing their mutual respect as competitors and personally, I find it refreshing from what I consider to be the 2 best drivers in F1 at the moment.

**serius_06** · 11-11-2011, 10:39 PM

I'm not sure Alonso and Hamilton are exactly friends like claimed here, but they seem to get on fine.

As for being the "best". Well, currently there are at least 3 drivers in F1, who are better than Hamilton. A year ago with different regulations that claim would have been believable.

**leijggigf** · 11-12-2011, 12:04 AM

saying that he believes you are the only driver in the field who can win races with a car that is not as competitive as the best car on the grid Jensen's driven the same car. ...And won more! This means nothing. Alonso's softening Hamilton psychologically (..and some on this forum

)! Lol. Hamilton thinks things are good now and Alonso will sneak attack him....

**DoctorBeny** · 11-12-2011, 05:51 AM

FORMULA ONE - F1: Hamilton Tells Nemesis Massa To 'Be A Man'
The Spaniard, who is Massa's Ferrari teammate, recently admitted he thinks
Hamilton is one of very few F1 drivers who can win races even
without the best car. how did a few become 1 ?

**soipguibbom** · 11-12-2011, 06:33 AM

I was at a Motorsport evening in the North not long ago,when one of the presenters Rob Smedley,when asked who he thought was the best driver in F1 said Lewis Hamilton.I put it on this forum ,and it was laughed down by many.Why do so many on here froth at the mouth so much,when another driver or team member gives an opinion that mentions Lewis as in their opinion as a good driver ?

**leijggigf** · 11-12-2011, 03:03 PM

Best and good is a big difference. Alonso's the best. Hamilton is good (kfzmeister puts on flamesuit!)

**Hervams** · 11-12-2011, 04:18 PM

FORMULA ONE - F1: Hamilton Tells Nemesis Massa To 'Be A Man'

how did a few become 1 ?

to Lewis. He's right.

**Biassasecumma** · 11-12-2011, 06:07 PM

It's just mind games directed against Button.
At the beginning of the season he was saying something else.

**qp0yfHOf** · 11-12-2011, 08:01 PM

I was at a Motorsport evening in the North not long ago,when one of the presenters Rob Smedley,when asked who he thought was the best driver in F1 said Lewis Hamilton.I put it on this forum ,and it was laughed down by many.Why do so many on here froth at the mouth so much,when another driver or team member gives an opinion that mentions Lewis as in their opinion as a good driver ?

It's called living in denial. Check out kfzmeister's post. I'm pretty sure he's trolling with the "sneak attack" theory, but if not, that's some pretty potent toxic ink on the rolling paper.

**qp0yfHOf** · 11-12-2011, 08:09 PM

It's just mind games directed against Button.
At the beginning of the season he was saying something else.

Yep, because if Alonso has learned one thing from his time in Formula 1, is that his main competitor has always been Button.

Not only that, he is so fearful of Button's amazing raw pace in 2012 that he's protecting his interests by going out of his way to make statements and play mind games when 2011 isn't even over yet.

Lewis' biggest rival at one time has just said he considers him to be the best, it's straight from the horse's mouth, YET people will come up with the most absurd logic to convince themselves otherwise. It's cute.

**qp0yfHOf** · 11-12-2011, 08:24 PM

Jensen's driven the same car. ...And won more! This means nothing. Alonso's softening Hamilton psychologically (..and some on this forum )! Lol. Hamilton thinks things are good now and Alonso will sneak attack him....

Out of the 3 races Button has won this year, two of them were in changing conditions, his specialty, and all three of them were capitalizing on mistakes. Canada when Vettel outbraked himself, Hungary when Vettel and Lewis made mistakes, and Suzuka was a good race for him, but still, Red Bull were taking it easy for Vettel's championship. He hasn't shown raw pace like Lewis did at Shanghai and Nurburgring and "TAKE" the victory, not capitalize on other's misfortune.

This has been the worst season ever by Lewis' standards, and while Button has done very well, kudos to him, on raw pace he's still behind Lewis by quite a margin. I mean in the last two races, he has outqualified Jenson twice by almost half a second. Races is where Button is shining at the moment, the degradation factor helping him, and once that is sorted out and Lewis stops having accidents, the cream will rise to the top again.

**Biassasecumma** · 11-12-2011, 10:07 PM

Yep, because if Alonso has learned one thing from his time in Formula 1, is that his main competitor has always been Button.

Because it is not Button that Alonso is battling for 2nd place in the championship?! Do you even watch F1? LOL

**TorryJens** · 11-12-2011, 10:18 PM

Because it is not Button that Alonso is battling for 2nd place in the championship?! Do you even watch F1? LOL

Yeah , he's the best ......and I'm going to beat him .

**Biassasecumma** · 11-12-2011, 10:32 PM

Yeah , he's the best ......and I'm going to beat him .

Yep, just like he was saying how great Massa is, a week ago, in order to make himself look even better.

**serius_06** · 11-12-2011, 10:51 PM

Lewis' biggest rival at one time has just said he considers him to be the best, it's straight from the horse's mouth, YET people will come up with the most absurd logic to convince themselves otherwise. It's cute.

Absurd logic? Driver, who is getting beaten by his team-mate, just cannot currently be the best. Absurd would be to claim the other way around. Perhaps Webber and Massa are the best drivers. So what that they are getting beaten by team-mates? At least they have "potential" and that's why they are the best! If you so much like to do it, better say that Hamilton was the best, just like Schumacher was, not is.

**limpoporanique** · 11-12-2011, 11:05 PM

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Does anybody have a link to the interview where Fernando said this? If the official website is claiming it, it must be true, but I never thought Alonso would be giving Lewis such compliments.

no.

but i heard it....Alonso said that Hamilton was the best driver who has won races in a less than competitive car this year such as that Maclaren.....and then started laughing, and then added, "but only if you ignore Button........"

Besides as I said before, team mate comparsions no longer have the same validity as before, because of car design and set up favoring one over the other can create big gaps.......

**qp0yfHOf** · 11-12-2011, 11:20 PM

Because it is not Button that Alonso is battling for 2nd place in the championship?! Do you even watch F1? LOL

And how many times has Alonso played mind games with rivals in the past?

11-11-2011, 05:02 PM	#1
qp0yfHOf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 364 Senior Member	Alonso: "Hamilton the best driver in Formula 1" Link: Formula 1 Q: Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso recently paid you a huge compliment, saying that he believes you are the only driver in the field who can win races with a car that is not as competitive as the best car on the grid. He said he will be watching you during the winter tests… LH: I am honoured that Fernando is so positive about my qualities, despite this season and the differences that we had. Our relationship has got a lot stronger and the respect that we have for each other is much stronger. It is great to see that he has come out with these compliments, as I have also always said that he is one of the best drivers. So in general it is really good to hear that I have received support from other drivers as well. I'm doing a bit of tabloid douchebaggery myself and hence the title can be misleading, but well, you can pretty much extract that from what Alonso said. Does anybody have a link to the interview where Fernando said this? If the official website is claiming it, it must be true, but I never thought Alonso would be giving Lewis such compliments. He is 100% correct though. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-11-2011, 10:16 PM	#3
italertb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	Link: Formula 1 I'm doing a bit of tabloid douchebaggery myself and hence the title can be misleading, but well, you can pretty much extract that from what Alonso said. Does anybody have a link to the interview where Fernando said this? If the official website is claiming it, it must be true, but I never thought Alonso would be giving Lewis such compliments. He is 100% correct though. Alonso has always said that Hamilton is a great driver. This rift between them that has been reported in the media is nonsense. They are actually quite good friends. Kudos to Alonso for what he said. I believe he is correct, but I also belive that Alonso is of a similar level to Hamilton maybe not just quite as quick through an entire season as Hammy. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-11-2011, 10:27 PM	#4
byncnombmub Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 489 Senior Member	Alonso, like Hamilton, is a bit Marmite. He's a brilliant driver and him and Lewis in the same team was Nirvana if it would have worked. However, there wasn't enough room in Surrey for 2 ego's of that size and it went Pete Tong in spectacular fashion. Over the past few years, there has been several stories detailing their mutual respect as competitors and personally, I find it refreshing from what I consider to be the 2 best drivers in F1 at the moment. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-11-2011, 10:39 PM	#5
serius_06 Join Date Oct 2005 Age 50 Posts 506 Senior Member	I'm not sure Alonso and Hamilton are exactly friends like claimed here, but they seem to get on fine. As for being the "best". Well, currently there are at least 3 drivers in F1, who are better than Hamilton. A year ago with different regulations that claim would have been believable. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-12-2011, 12:04 AM	#6
leijggigf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 398 Senior Member	saying that he believes you are the only driver in the field who can win races with a car that is not as competitive as the best car on the grid Jensen's driven the same car. ...And won more! This means nothing. Alonso's softening Hamilton psychologically (..and some on this forum )! Lol. Hamilton thinks things are good now and Alonso will sneak attack him.... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-12-2011, 05:51 AM	#7
DoctorBeny Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 490 Senior Member	FORMULA ONE - F1: Hamilton Tells Nemesis Massa To 'Be A Man' The Spaniard, who is Massa's Ferrari teammate, recently admitted he thinks Hamilton is one of very few F1 drivers who can win races even without the best car. how did a few become 1 ? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-12-2011, 06:33 AM	#8
soipguibbom Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 542 Senior Member	I was at a Motorsport evening in the North not long ago,when one of the presenters Rob Smedley,when asked who he thought was the best driver in F1 said Lewis Hamilton.I put it on this forum ,and it was laughed down by many.Why do so many on here froth at the mouth so much,when another driver or team member gives an opinion that mentions Lewis as in their opinion as a good driver ? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-12-2011, 03:03 PM	#9
leijggigf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 398 Senior Member	Best and good is a big difference. Alonso's the best. Hamilton is good (kfzmeister puts on flamesuit!) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-12-2011, 04:18 PM	#10
Hervams Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 511 Senior Member	FORMULA ONE - F1: Hamilton Tells Nemesis Massa To 'Be A Man' how did a few become 1 ? to Lewis. He's right. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Biassasecumma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 740 Senior Member	It's just mind games directed against Button. At the beginning of the season he was saying something else. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-12-2011, 08:01 PM	#12
qp0yfHOf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 364 Senior Member	I was at a Motorsport evening in the North not long ago,when one of the presenters Rob Smedley,when asked who he thought was the best driver in F1 said Lewis Hamilton.I put it on this forum ,and it was laughed down by many.Why do so many on here froth at the mouth so much,when another driver or team member gives an opinion that mentions Lewis as in their opinion as a good driver ? It's called living in denial. Check out kfzmeister's post. I'm pretty sure he's trolling with the "sneak attack" theory, but if not, that's some pretty potent toxic ink on the rolling paper. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-12-2011, 08:09 PM	#13
qp0yfHOf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 364 Senior Member	It's just mind games directed against Button. At the beginning of the season he was saying something else. Yep, because if Alonso has learned one thing from his time in Formula 1, is that his main competitor has always been Button. Not only that, he is so fearful of Button's amazing raw pace in 2012 that he's protecting his interests by going out of his way to make statements and play mind games when 2011 isn't even over yet. Lewis' biggest rival at one time has just said he considers him to be the best, it's straight from the horse's mouth, YET people will come up with the most absurd logic to convince themselves otherwise. It's cute. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-12-2011, 08:24 PM	#14
qp0yfHOf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 364 Senior Member	Jensen's driven the same car. ...And won more! This means nothing. Alonso's softening Hamilton psychologically (..and some on this forum )! Lol. Hamilton thinks things are good now and Alonso will sneak attack him.... Out of the 3 races Button has won this year, two of them were in changing conditions, his specialty, and all three of them were capitalizing on mistakes. Canada when Vettel outbraked himself, Hungary when Vettel and Lewis made mistakes, and Suzuka was a good race for him, but still, Red Bull were taking it easy for Vettel's championship. He hasn't shown raw pace like Lewis did at Shanghai and Nurburgring and "TAKE" the victory, not capitalize on other's misfortune. This has been the worst season ever by Lewis' standards, and while Button has done very well, kudos to him, on raw pace he's still behind Lewis by quite a margin. I mean in the last two races, he has outqualified Jenson twice by almost half a second. Races is where Button is shining at the moment, the degradation factor helping him, and once that is sorted out and Lewis stops having accidents, the cream will rise to the top again. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-12-2011, 10:07 PM	#15
Biassasecumma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 740 Senior Member	Yep, because if Alonso has learned one thing from his time in Formula 1, is that his main competitor has always been Button. Because it is not Button that Alonso is battling for 2nd place in the championship?! Do you even watch F1? LOL Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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TorryJens Join Date Nov 2008 Posts 4,494 Senior Member	Because it is not Button that Alonso is battling for 2nd place in the championship?! Do you even watch F1? LOL Yeah , he's the best ......and I'm going to beat him . Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Biassasecumma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 740 Senior Member	Yeah , he's the best ......and I'm going to beat him . Yep, just like he was saying how great Massa is, a week ago, in order to make himself look even better. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-12-2011, 10:51 PM	#18
serius_06 Join Date Oct 2005 Age 50 Posts 506 Senior Member	Lewis' biggest rival at one time has just said he considers him to be the best, it's straight from the horse's mouth, YET people will come up with the most absurd logic to convince themselves otherwise. It's cute. Absurd logic? Driver, who is getting beaten by his team-mate, just cannot currently be the best. Absurd would be to claim the other way around. Perhaps Webber and Massa are the best drivers. So what that they are getting beaten by team-mates? At least they have "potential" and that's why they are the best! If you so much like to do it, better say that Hamilton was the best, just like Schumacher was, not is. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-12-2011, 11:05 PM	#19
limpoporanique Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 483 Senior Member	Link: Formula 1 Does anybody have a link to the interview where Fernando said this? If the official website is claiming it, it must be true, but I never thought Alonso would be giving Lewis such compliments. no. but i heard it....Alonso said that Hamilton was the best driver who has won races in a less than competitive car this year such as that Maclaren.....and then started laughing, and then added, "but only if you ignore Button........" Besides as I said before, team mate comparsions no longer have the same validity as before, because of car design and set up favoring one over the other can create big gaps....... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-12-2011, 11:20 PM	#20
qp0yfHOf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 364 Senior Member	Because it is not Button that Alonso is battling for 2nd place in the championship?! Do you even watch F1? LOL And how many times has Alonso played mind games with rivals in the past? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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