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USA Today via Reuters

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USA Today via Reuters

There have been many amazing racers who have competed in the sport since the turn of this century. And Spanish driver Fernando Alonso definitely deserves to have his name right up there with the others.

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A two-time world champion with Renault, Alonso is absolutely passionate about racing. Fans do not have to wait long now, as the driver will be back in action with newly rebranded Alpine F1 in 2021.

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Alonso possessed style and aggression as his major driving attributes. During the mid-2000s, he went toe-to-toe with the massively powerful Ferraris and fought as a lone ranger sometimes.

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Fernando Alonso considers himself to be ‘quite complete’ as a driver

Many people have regarded Alonso as one of the better all-rounders in the sport. And now lately, when asked of whether he thinks the same, Alonso concurred.

In a press conference of his documentary series ‘Fernando’, he is quoted as saying, “I must agree. I consider myself to be quite complete. Maybe I score nine in everything.”

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The Formula 1 Instagram handle had later shared this quote as post, and asked followers around the world what they thought about the Spanish driver. And how they would rate him according to a few metrics.

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But, former teammate Jenson Button took the opportunity to have some banter, and commented a laughing emoticon on the post. Clearly, the 2009 world champion has a different opinion of Alonso!

Alonso regarded Button as his best teammate ever

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Button shared a great relationship with Alonso during the pair’s time at McLaren. In a fiercely competitive sport where wars of words are common, they did not get involved in any of that.

Alonso even went to the extent of calling Button ‘the best teammate he ever had’.  He respected the commitment and genuineness of Button. And also believed that the British driver was a true gentleman of the sport.

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Although now those two will not race against each other, Button still has mutual respect for Alonso. And when he takes to F1 racing in 2021, will enjoy watching him drive and fight with the others.

Fernando Alonso has already begun his acclimatization process, spending a considerable amount of time at the Renault factory sites. It is only a matter of time before we see him in the sport again.

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Hailing from Bengaluru, Bhargav is a Marketing and Ops Executive at EssentiallySports. A former F1 and NASCAR author, he is a huge fan of Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing. Bhargav also has an MBA in Sports Management from the Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences, Pune. He is quite a genius in his field, having won the All-India Marketing Case Study Competition conducted by SRCC in 2015. Bhargav also loves to combine his love for marketing and sports by taking part in competitions like Knockout: Sports Marketing Case Study by IIM Ahmedabad. When not engrossed in sports, he likes to play the keyboard and watch some of his favorite sitcoms.

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