McLaren draws the ire of the Spanish sports minister

Jaime Lissavetzky – Minister of Sports in Spain – has very severely criticized Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton’s team, McLaren-Mercedes, which according to him has never behaved in a manner worthy of a Team.

McLaren for many in Spain was seen as favoring their young prodigy, Hamilton, over Alonso, and for a large majority, Kimi Räikkönen’s unexpected championship was the straw that broke the camel’s back…

« In all sports, you have to work together, otherwise you are almost certain to head towards failure. » commented Lissavetzky during a press conference in Madrid this morning.

« From our external point of view, we never felt that teamwork was being carried out by McLaren. They should have applied the core values of the sport. »

Reacting spontaneously, the minister of sports from beyond the Pyrenees joked about Räikkönen’s victory at the last Grand Prix in Interlagos, winning by one point ahead of Alonso and Hamilton.

« As the verdict says; revenge is a dish best served cold… and for Räikkönen, nicknamed Iceman, he finally got his due. » Continued Mr. Lissavetzky.

« Of course, I would have preferred to see Alonso win another title. But he is already a star and has won two world titles. He was also very close to a third consecutive one… »

Confirming his star status, the Iberian was acclaimed by over 6,000 people in Oviedo yesterday, his hometown.