McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton: Alonso is a fast driver with extraordinary talent – Formula 1 news
McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has said Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso is a very fast driver with extraordinary talent in Formula 1 sport and that he learnt a lot from him.
Both of the drivers Hamilton and Alonso were teammates in the 2007 Formula 1 season, when they drove for McLaren. The Spaniard was the Renault team driver before 2007. At the end of the season, Alonso announced that he would like to drive for McLaren, as
his contract with Renault had expired by the end of 2006.
The GP2 series driver, Hamilton was confirmed by McLaren team as a teammate of Alonso for the 2007 Formula 1 season. The Brit admitted that he had a great time with his teammate Alonso during his debut season in the sport and that he learnt a lot of things
about the race from him during that.
Talking to reporters, Hamilton said, “Alonso is a very, very fast driver, incredibly fast, with extraordinary talent and incredible speed. You know that he will always give his best. I learned a lot with him as a driver, I improved my driving thanks to having
him as a team-mate.”
Recently, Ferrari principal Stefano Domenicali showed his interest towards their drivers’ line-up for the 2012 season. He added that he is looking for a pair of Hamilton and Alonso for Ferrari. However, the Brit did not comment about Stefano’s statement
and said that he is happy with McLaren at the moment and will race for them until the end of his contract.
The 26-year-old driver went on to mention, “At the moment I don't have any plans to do so, it is not something I desire or feel that I have to do. But we are talking about a fantastic team and you never know what could happen in the future.”
Both drivers, Hamilton and Alonso are in a very competitive form at the moment. They are moving in the right direction and performing very well for their teams in the 2011 Formula 1 season.
Let’s see how they perform on the racetracks after coming back from the summer break.
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