David O'Reilly
A bad quali means I can go forwards in the race.
I do recall the time in Monaco when the Mclaren team stopped Lewis from doing another flying lap at Monaco to appease Alonso. That was the moment when Hamilto stood up for himslf and said I am here to race toi win I will not accept to be traeted as a #2.What this has to do with HAM?
I like HAM, but in 2007 Ron Dennis and McLaren put him as nr 1 when they realized how good he was, and was too soon because despite him being a genious of driving, he was still a rookie.
So it seems to me factually incorrect to assert that Hamilton was installed as #1. I mean Alonso was world champion and Hamilton a rookie.
It is my view that Alonso got upset that Hamilton got equal treatment. McLarens refusal to give Alonso #1 was the only "cultural difference" they had.
Alonso is very good, a genius driver in fact who can outdrive his car, but it would be hard to argue against the view that he is only comfortable when totally dominating his #2 and getting #1 support from his team. Mclaren denied him this and that is in my view the source of his angst. It cost them £100m as it was Alonso who blew the whistle in Spygate.