Lewis Hamilton's Surprising Experience with Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton was "really surprised" by something Fernando Alonso did before his F1 debut.
During his debut Formula 1 campaign, Hamilton was involved in a tense intra-team battle with Alonso, who had joined McLaren for the 2007 F1 season after winning back-to-back drivers' championships with Renault.
Hamilton and Alonso fought fiercely throughout the season, ultimately costing each other the title, which was won by Kimi Raikkonen.
Things went downhill pretty quickly from there...
Ron Dennis had signed Alonso, the most talented driver on the grid at the time, and also decided to introduce Hamilton, McLaren's young talent, to F1 after he won the GP2 championship.
Author's summary: Hamilton recalls surprise from Alonso before debut.