Quote Originally Posted by Rollo
What if the difference between Alonso and that last little bit is because of the relative brilliance of other drivers? Alonso is very very good but in 2007 he was beaten by Räikkönen, and in 2010 and 2012 he was beaten by Vettel.
Formula One is a sport where that last 1% matters. What if that very last 1% is purely down to the drivers, if the car is worth the other 99%?
2007 - stewards shouldn't have interfered with the debacle at the Hungarian GP. That was a matter for McLaren to sort out and grid penalty was uncalled for, IMO.

2010 - Alonso was made too many errors and was pushing too hard in the first half of the season.

2012 - car development not quite good enough.