You may say that we're all influenced by the English media and are mindless zombies following their line, and whilst true for some it's a crass exaggeration and insult to many others. All you need to do is watch the races to form a pretty bad impression of Alonso, utterly independent of any media spin. You may feel it's juvenile to criticise people and dislike their actions, but in reality it's human nature and respect has to be earned. I have no respect for a driver willing to blackmail others in order to be given preferential treatment because he cannot beat his team mate on track fair and square. I have no respect for a driver who would go into a double waved yellow flag zone on track at full throttle in order to try and gain an on track advantage. I have no respect for a driver who repeatedly whinges and whines whenever he fails to get his way and when his team mates don't leap out of his way on track.JohnsonsEvilTwin wrote:Nipo, you may feel that way, but to call it an "invlaid point" is stretching it.
"I'm supporting not-Alonso" is pretty juvenile and crass in itself. I post on here to see if I can shed light on some peoples ignorance. Some people will argue moot points that Alonso's character is flawed.
In short I have no respect at all for Alonso as a person. He may be among the quickest drivers ever and he has put in some stunning drives in his time, but for every world class drive there is at least one example of petulance and childish behaviour.
His behaviour isn't unique and none of the top drivers are saints, they wouldn't get to where they were if that were the case. However his infractions include the biggest of all time, in my book, in the blackmail attempt, and his flaws appear to be more publicly visible and more frequent than with his competitors.JohnsonsEvilTwin wrote:Well I would say if it was that flawed he wouldnt be in F1.
Nor would Ferrari have picked him up to lead their charge. You see it opens up a whole can of worms when you start criticising Alonso. Because the "character flaw" isnt endemic to Alonso, it has many proponents within F1.
But Alonso makes a good Dick Dastardly, because a)he isnt english b) he couldnt care what the media thinks c)Had a well publicised spat with Mclaren and Hamilton.
Naturally there are other drivers who have lied, crashed into others etc, but they are somehow viewed as more noble.
Say what you will of Alonso mate, but he isnt unique and nor is he alone.
Schumacher was everyone's bad boy because of his uncompromising approach, his arrogance, and his on track incidents but I can't remember any smouldering feuds, betrayals, or the sulking that Alonso is famous for. For all his sins, and I have always been one of his biggest critics, at least Michael was always loyal to those around him through thick and thin and as such you always had a feeling that away from the track he was probably a decent enough guy. Alonso's own actions cause people to doubt that.
no worries ....