Why 2012 was Alonso's best
He might have missed out on a third crown, but Fernando Alonso is pleased with his 2012 efforts. Edd Straw looks at why the Ferrari star was better this year than he was in his championship-winning seasons
Fernando Alonso made a very good point when he described the 2012 campaign as the best of his career. For all the brilliance of his back-to-back world championships with Renault in 2005 and 2006, he came so close to pulling off a rare feat this year by winning the title in a car that was demonstrably not the best in the field.
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