Has Alonso learned to be a team player?

[Mr Alcatraz]

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[barricadas]

The real question is: Is F1 a team sport, as far as pilots are concerned? The answer is no. I sincerely hope that Fernando will never learn to be a team player, just as the greatest never did. Were Senna, Prost, Fangio, Lauda, Michael or Villeneuve(Sr) team players?? Isn't LH the opposite of a team player? The other question is: will some teams learn to be real teams? Let's ask JB at the end of the season... Then two entries lacking in your poll:

Has Alonso learned to be a team player?
4. Should he?
5. Will McLaren learn to be a team?

[ISLAMATRON]

... those cheaters

Dude, I happen to agree with everything else you say, but you're just discrediting yourself every time you make those statements. We all know what you think, and aside from the last couple of words, that was a fairly good argument. I'm sure you'd p/ss a lot less of us off if you edit before you submit.

If you guys havent gotten the joke by now its a lost cause... I could care less what idiots are pissed off when I call Ferrari cheaters... even when it is a joke.

[Steven]

I have moved all Monaco specific posts to the Monaco GP thread, where they belong.

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[donskar]

The real question is: Is F1 a team sport, as far as pilots are concerned? The answer is no. I sincerely hope that Fernando will never learn to be a team player, just as the greatest never did. Were Senna, Prost, Fangio, Lauda, Michael or Villeneuve(Sr) team players?? Isn't LH the opposite of a team player? The other question is: will some teams learn to be real teams? Let's ask JB at the end of the season... Then two entries lacking in your poll:

Has Alonso learned to be a team player?
4. Should he?
5. Will McLaren learn to be a team?

I like your post.

F1 is a team sport insofar as a lot of people must work well together to design a winner; more to build it; more to develop it, more to race it (strategy, pit stops, etc), etc. The drivers have a "team" role in this context.

But I agree: many great drivers were not what we might call team players (or "good sports" or "good losers"). Once the flag drops, "team" diminishes in importance.

[nipo]

The real question is: Is F1 a team sport, as far as pilots are concerned? The answer is no. I sincerely hope that Fernando will never learn to be a team player, just as the greatest never did. Were Senna, Prost, Fangio, Lauda, Michael or Villeneuve(Sr) team players?? Isn't LH the opposite of a team player? The other question is: will some teams learn to be real teams? Let's ask JB at the end of the season... Then two entries lacking in your poll:

Has Alonso learned to be a team player?
4. Should he?
5. Will McLaren learn to be a team?

He's not playing team player to the extent that he would actually hurt his team (not only his teammate) if there is something he does not like. So far he's enjoying, and I think this year it will be okay. Let's see if Ferrari doesn't get back to its winning ways next year what will happen (especially if Kubica really joins from Renault).

To be fair, though, he seems to like the Ferrari crew a lot, so hopefully nothing ugly happens.