His previous employers are firmly in the midfield – having not kicked on after a strong 2022 – whereas Aston appear to have broken into the so-called 'big-three', with Alonso claiming third in the Bahrain opener, just his fourth podium of the entire turbo hybrid era. However, it finally appears that Alonso could be in the right place at the right time following his switch to Aston Martin from Alpine. Instead he is a two-time champion who has come to represent something akin to the pantomime underdog, one let down by his equipment while the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and now Max Verstappen rack up wins and titles. Two extra in 2007, five in 2010 and just four in 2012 would have propelled Alonso to contention as one of the series' GOATs in that ever-going and never to be resolved debate. It is one of the more remarkable statistics in the history of the Formula 1 World Championship, that if Fernando Alonso had scored 11 more points he'd be a five-time champion.
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