Fernando Alonso is one of the greatest drivers in Formula 1 history. He’s won two world champions, both in the mid-noughties with Renault. He ranks seventh all-time for Grand Prix victories with 32, in between Ayrton Senna (41) and Nigel Mansell (31). The last of those wins came at the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix, but only once in that period has his team-mate tasted victory (Alpine’s Esteban Ocon in Hungary 2021). Alonso also ranks in the top 15 for pole positions (22) and fifth for podiums (106). He’s one of only seven drivers in history to reach a century in the latter category. Even though the…
