FERNANDO ALONSO HAS fallen prey to ‘former girlfriend fever,’ the one where you put your ex on a pedestal despite the fact that she put you down in front of your friends and made you weep.
Ahem.
Anyway, the Spanish driver says he has fond memories of his time alongside Lewis Hamilton for McLaren, despite the world and its deaf dog knowing that the pair couldn’t stand each other.
The pair raced for the same team in 2007 and both finished a single point behind Kimi Raikkonen in the title race. They were painted as mortal enemies, but Alonso says the real problem was McLaren boss Ron Dennis.
“If we were teammates at another team it would be a much cleaner struggle, and a real one,” Alonso told Spanish newspaper Marca.
“You always learn lessons in tough times.
“That year was good overall, both Lewis and I learned many things. When you share a team with a top driver you learn to grow together.
“You improve in terms of preparing for a race and even from his driving style, because you share telemetry, so it was a great experience,” lied Alonso.
