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Originally Posted by Mr V
I'm sorry, but Fernando took 7 wins (same as Michael) 7 second places (alot better than Michael) and they both had 2 retirements. Yes, Michael had trouble in the last race, finishing 4th, but that's off set by Alonso only managing 5th at Germany. Plus Fernando did Michael by 13 points. Fernando was by far, the more deserving driver that year.
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Well who the most deserving driver is, is a different matter. Alonso WAS the more deserving champ in 2006, and in 2005 as well because he still managed to win in a car much slower than the McLaren. He simply drove better than RK/JPM.
But my point was more that he had to have a bit of luck on his side, not considering the rest of the 2006 season, Schumacher was faster than Alonso in the final 2 races, and Alonso would never have been champ had Schumacher's engine not blown while leading the penultimate race (he lost 10 of those 13 points right there) and the other technical problems he had in qualifying for Brazil. But yeah, Alonso still deserved the 2006 championship. He and MS both drove brilliantly. For that matter, Alonso probably deserved the 2007 title more than anyone else as well.