Fernando Alonso’s Best Overtaking
What to say about the Asturian pilot that has not already been said? He is recognized as one of the best drivers in the history of Formula 1, for many, the best, and of motorsport in general.
A good part of the charm of this great pilot is his ability to outperform his competitors on the track. Next, we will see some of the best overtaking of Fernando Alonso
Debut in 2001
Alonso made his debut in the highest category of motorsport on March 4, 2001. It would be at the Australian Grand Prix, the first stop of the season and where Michael Schumacher would exercise all his dominance.
The pilot born in Oviedo would become, in that race, the third youngest to get into an F1 car. He raced for the defunct Minardi team, where he came on loan from Renault.
There was no greater spectacular. However, the first overtaking in the race by Fernando Alonso will go down in history. The victim: Jason Button aboard a Benetton-Renault
2018 Chinese Grand Prix. Alonso’s Best Overtaking Venue
The Chinese Grand Prix, held in Shanghai on April 15, 2018, will remain in the minds of many. Above all, in that of the huge legion of followers of the pilot born in Oviedo in 1981. He would finish in seventh place, after a memorable exhibition.
Beyond confirming the recovery of the Asturian after three years to be forgotten with McLaren-Honda, the track saw two of Alonso’s best overtaking in his entire racing career.
Vs Sebastian Vettel
After an extremely difficult race, the driver, still aboard a Renault-powered McLaren this season, once again showed his class like no other.
The car he was driving, much more powerful than the Honda of the previous three years, was not at the level to fight for the podium. However, during the first races of the seasons, Alonso managed to stay between the points.
Part of his initial harvest was due to overtaking such as the one at the expense of Sebastian Vettel . There were only two laps to go to the end of the competition and Fernando didn’t think twice. In the end it would be a seventh place with a podium flavor.
Vs Pérez, Ocon and Stroll
The race was just beginning when this triple overtaking took place . It was an obvious example of how the Spanish driver compensates with his enormous talent for the low power of his car.
His opponents were Force India-Mercedes drivers, the Mexican Sebastián ‘Checo’ Pérez and the Frenchman Esteban Ocon . The Williams-Mercedes driver, Canadian Lance Stroll, also participated in the contest.
It was a play that allowed Alonso to be on the doorstep of the top 10 (he started from 13th place), with the aim of withstanding a long and strenuous career. It all happened on a circuit full of long straights, where its engine is at a clear disadvantage with practically all its rivals.
Vs Schumacher
Fernando Alonso got his (so far) double championships in Formula 1 in the 2005 and 2006 seasons; during those two years he drove for the Renault team . It was also a cycle in which one of the most interesting sporting rivalries of all time was forged.
And it is that not only the Spanish was at the zenith of his conditions and aboard a car that did him honor. The German Michael Schumacher was going through one of his several grace periods, driving for Ferrari what was the most powerful car of the time.
2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
Alonso and Schumacher aren’t just two of the best in motorsport history. When the asphalt was wet and the atmospheric conditions were adverse (for the rest of the drivers), it was when both carried out their rivalry on the tracks to the maximum.
The best example of this was the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix. For most, this is by far the number one among Alonso’s best overtaking in Formula 1. It was one of those magical moments that gives meaning to the competition.
2005 Japanese Grand Prix
In full sun, no clouds in the sky . With the cars at full speed and in a tight corner of the Suzuka circuit. It was there that Alonso unleashed his full potential, leaving little time for Schumacher to contemplate how spectacular the action was.
