With so much attention on Fernando Alonso turning his back on Europe's most illustrious grand prix to race in the Indianapolis 500 later this month, it's ironic that his Formula 1 honours list would be more impressive had he never had to race outside his home continent.
Alonso is currently chasing a third world championship, the hopes for which are looking increasingly forlorn. But were you to retrofit F1 history to create a Europe-only championship, he'd already have three crowns.
This is very much an alternative reality in which Rubens Barrichello, Juan Pablo Montoya, David Coulthard, Mark Webber and Jacques Laffite are champions.