Michael Schumacher is but to be surpassed by anyone in System One, however one former driver has picked their ex-team-mate over the Ferrari legend
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Ex-Minardi ace Tarso Marques has positioned Fernando Alonso above the likes of Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton.
Marques, 48, was Alonso’s companion when the Spaniard was at first of his F1 journey. He was there to look at the now Aston Martin driver rework from a gifted, however uncooked teenager, into the world-class driver who would ultimately win two world championships with Renault.
Whereas the FIA World Drivers’ Championship title has evaded him since his final title victory in 2006, Alonso remains to be competing strongly immediately. He’s certainly one of few drivers to shut the hole on Schumacher and pip the German to the championship.
The legendary Ferrari driver remains to be thought-about to be the best of all time, having gained seven world titles all through his storied profession. But, Marques is without doubt one of the few who don’t share this opinion and believes his former team-mate was higher than the likes of Schumacher and Ayrton Senna.
Talking with Aston Martin, the Brazilian mentioned: “I’m an Ayrton Senna fan like all Brazilians, and there are latest legends like Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, and now Max Verstappen, and it’s extremely tough to match drivers throughout eras, however I believe Fernando is nearly as good as them or higher.
“If I needed to decide one driver for my crew, I’d select Fernando. I believe he was higher than Schumacher after they raced towards one another and, Brazilians will get upset, I’d say he is higher than Senna too.
“Senna was superb, a pure expertise, however the reality is that he used to make extra errors than Fernando. Fernando discovered rapidly how you can drive a race not simply quick however intelligently one thing I’d say of Hamilton too.
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“Fernando’s most likely the best, together with Hamilton. I believe Fernando needs to be on his degree in variety of titles he simply hasn’t had the best automobile at instances.
“I believe he deserves extra titles than he has. These two world titles are nice, but it surely’s not a real reflection of his expertise. He ought to have way more than that.”
Subsequent 12 months would be the 20-year anniversary of his first-ever world championship triumph. He pipped Kimi Raikkonen and Schumacher to the title, ending 21 factors forward of the previous.
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Marques thinks Alonso would have gained much more if he drove a extra aggressive automobile. The South American added: “The automobile needs to be adequate, however Fernando remains to be displaying he can beat anybody with the best tools.
“F1 is tough to foretell, particularly as the foundations and rules change so typically, however he has proven at Aston Martin Aramco what he can nonetheless do. 2023 was a fantastic 12 months and I used to be anticipating a victory as a result of he was coming so shut. The long run is trying very promising for Aston Martin Aramco. Adrian Newey becoming a member of the crew is very large.
“It’s going to clearly be a problem to place every part collectively the best method instantly, however now Aston Martin Aramco has a powerful driver pairing in Lance and Fernando mixed with the very best designer in F1 the crew has an excellent bundle. And I believe Adrian’s arrival might preserve Fernando in F1 for longer. He nonetheless has the tempo so I am certain with a fast automobile it would encourage him to maintain going for a pair extra years but. It could possibly be superb.”
