Alonso: Mercedes can win all the races
Shortly before the Spanish Grand Prix of Formula 1, where he finished sixth, nearly a lap behind the two Mercedes, Fernando Alonso shared his opinion regarding the dominance of the German team.
Before the fifth victory in five Grand Prix for a Mercedes, that of Lewis Hamilton ahead of Nico Rosberg, Fernando Alonso had stated that he had few illusions about the remainder of the season while already looking ahead to the drivers’ world championship.
For him, the German team is capable of achieving a full sweep: They should be able to probably win all the races of the season; it will be tight between Hamilton and Rosberg. The championship will probably be decided by who finishes more races between the two drivers, he said to the BBC.
Thus, for the double world champion, reliability will be another criterion for determining the future F1 world champion: « I think the mechanical side and luck will be determining factors because we have seen that Lewis has a small lead over Nico, but he was second in the world championship only because he didn’t finish the first race of the season ». Following his victory in Spain, Lewis Hamilton took the lead overall, with 100 points against 97 for Nico Rosberg.
Fernando Alonso looks forward to Monaco and its unique layout, hoping to shine: « I am convinced that we will have more chances of victory in Monaco because there are few straight lines. We know it’s difficult, but we think we can do it, we must keep working to achieve promising results. »
On Lewis Hamilton’s side, with his fourth consecutive victory this year – and the 26th of his career, the possibility of achieving 100% is very real if Mercedes maintains its work: « If the team continues to develop as it is doing, then there is every chance of winning all the races of the season ».
In the history of F1, only the McLaren team had managed to come close to perfection, winning 15 out of 16 races in 1988, the first season of collaboration between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. The Italian Grand Prix slipped away from the men of Woking, with Senna colliding with a backmarker two laps from the finish.
With 5 victories in 5 Grand Prix races, the Mercedes W05 Hybrid joins the ranks of the McLaren MP4-4 from 1988, the Williams FW14B from 1992, and the Ferrari F2004 from 2004 as the F1 cars that have won at least the first five races of a season.
