alonso is good but not great . If schumachers engine did not blow up at suzka last year ,alonso would have not won the world championship.

a lawrence, queens, usa/new york

i ve just read the last 3 messages,but i would make up my mind about how the other would be,so..lets put things clear,ots obvius that hamilton is a great driver,and of course he can win the championship (even though he is luckier than alonso,as in Canada)but above all hamilton must work and shut up,cause he is takin all the benefits of havin alonso as his team8,(copying any changes that alonso make on his car)and of course he must have a little bit of R-E-S-P-E-C-T,nowadays he is nothin in F1,he cannot compare to shumacher or alonso(even alonso canot compare to shumi) even raikonen,so please hamilton and all the british media stop touchin the balls cause for now alonso is the best,well see in the future,and is the media and hamilton who start the civil war in mclaren,not alonso,and of course in mclaren they want hamilton to win,he is there since he is a child,,greetings from spain

Daniel, madrid, spain

Bla, bla, bla, bla.
Don´t you think you are talking too much?
Could it be envy?. I´d say it certainly is.
Alonso will smile at the end of the season and you will regret what you are talking about him.

Andy, London,

F1 - Its all about the cars. For two years Renualt had the edge. If Michael Schumaker had been on the Renualt Team in 2005/6 - Alonso would not have been champion. Alonso could go to Ferrari tomorrow but he probably wouldn't even make the podium - the car is almost a couple of seconds of the pace. This year McLaren has the car and whilst Hamilton remains on the team - Alonso will struggle - he just isn't as quick as Lewis. Sorry all you Alonso fans but he will not be World Champion again as things stand at the moment.

Richard, Nongphalai, Chonburi, Thailand

Alonso is Wolrd Champion for two times and he was fighting with Schumacher, Hamilton 0.
Alonso is the youngest men who have won a F1 race.
Alonso have won 2 races this year, Hamilton 1.

Greetings from Spain.

David, Valladolid,

After Monaco it was said in this feature that Alonso was the reigning world champion and a much better driver than Hamilton and that the British should stop whinging after the team engineered the finish (allegedly!). If the Spanish wan't to show that Alonso is the best driver in the world they should insist, along with the british, that these drivers are allowed to compete and the cream will rise to the top. I also find it misguided when it is suggested that the only reason the car is so good is due to Alonso's development. The best situation would be for Alonso to go to Ferrari (where it took Schumaker longer than a summer to develop their car into a world beater).

imj, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mike Sessions: don't be an ignorant. Facts: In Monaco, before last pit stop Alonso has an advantage of more than 10 secs over Hamilton. Pit stop: 7.5 secs Alonso ... 5.0 secs Hamilton. If I want Alonso to win, Hamilton pit stop takes 15 secs (Massa is far behind). And because Massa is so far behind the orders are to SLOW DOWN BOTH: Alonso does, Hamilton can't or doesn't want to) and in 3-4 laps the 12 secs advantage is reduce to less than 1 sec. Alonso is 2 - 2.5 secs slower per lap. Now, to my eyes the thing is clear... unless Alonso has forgotten how to drive or has gone back to Minardi.. About your comment: LOL

You obviously believe all what others tell you. Judge by yourself or in other words: USE YOUR BRAIN AND THINK

Ferrari1, Ipswich,

Until McLaren management take young Hamilton to one side and explain to him that he's not supposed to win yet, I fear( with a huge grin) that he will continue to do so.
As for wimps who complain about Silverstone, we haven't yet started knocking down cathedrals to build shopping malls: if you think it's bad now you should have seen it 40-50 years ago, but the big racers were usually there at weekends, come rain or shine, "giving it one", in their time off from GP : at least you can pee with a roof over you now.

Mike Medina, St. Albans, England

Where was Mclaren last year with Kimi and juan Pablo?Nowhere!!Alonso has arrived and evolved the car and look now!!Where is Renault now without Alonso?Nowhere..If they don´t make him feel comfortable and prefer an English driver, ok!!!, Alonso could go to Ferrari and we´d see if Hamilton can evolve the car at least half as Alonso does!!He has no idea!!!

Carlos, Las Palmas, Spain

Hamilton is good driver and win 1 race in F1. Alonso is good driver too, but he's the Champion 2005& 2006.

Alejandro, Barcelona,

It seems it is Prost/Senna all over again. Alonso looks like a sore loser and this will not help things.

Carl Denis, Sto. Dom, Rep.Dom

Peace ok? I listened to the interview as the Spanish radio programme" El larguero" is a very funny one. A classic of radio sport. Alonso was talking about different things and then the journalists started to read him comments the British press had written about him and asked whether he felt comfortable and he just played it all down saying he's indifferent, he worries only about winning another title and knows he has to beat not only his team mate but everybody else too. Now you guys portraying Fernando as a winger which he is not. Same as last year you were antagonising Critiano Ronaldo and now you seem to load him. Anyway i love English tea and Mike Leigh and Stephen Frears too and the houses in England are so nice and lovely so let's just hope Real Madrid wins on saturday and Becks leaves as he deserves, a great footballer. We'll miss you David!

Paco, Pontevedra, Spain

both drivers are fantastic and should stay at mclaren. it would be fun to dominate F1 for a bit after all those ferrari years. however, with 2 potential championship winning drivers in a team, its probably going to be quite difficult to juggle the ambitions of both drivers. i admire the both of them and would love to see them both drive for mclaren for a couple more years. hopefully this is just a minor setback.

Dave, Kuala Lumpur,

Can't agree more with Andy from Shanghai: Bernie would do well to cancel Silverstone if it doesn't get upgraded SOON.

It's shameful indeed to have such a circuit in the schedule where true wonderful tracks like Nurburgring are kept aside.

Alfredo Nieto, Madrid, Spain

Alonso is a 2 time champion,beat Schumacher,so be careful...

Gabor, Budapest, Hungary

Why is anyone surprised.
This was bound to happen, it was only a matter of time.
What better way is there to stir up a media frenzy?
Smart move chaps!

Santino, Chigwell, U.K.

Don´t get me wrong, Hamilton is an outstanding and promising driver. But the British media has exaggerated everything out of proportion because the fans were craving a young and handsome english driver who could actually drive. Remember all the hype surrounding Button a few years ago?
Alonso remains the youngest driver ever to win a Grand Prix and the youngest World Champion. Hamilton has yet to prove he is better than Alonso by staying on top by the end of the season. I´d love to see an exciting duel!

alberto, Madrid, Spain

Yet again the media circus has arrived in town and making mountains out of molehills. Hamilton blew a fuse during an interview after Monaco and Alonso has done similar post Montreal. Alonso is an experienced double world champion but is known to air his grievences he is a passionate man after all. But lets not follow the circus and let the hacks find space to fill over some overblown comment, we should be happy to watch two exceptional drivers battle it out on track. Remember Prost and Senna? both at McLaren

stephen Gray, Kiev,

How can Alonso argue that the team are favouring Hamilton when only a couple of weeks ago team orders dictated that Hamilton should ease off and allow Alonso to take the chequered flag in front of him.

Mike Sessions, Southend,

i thought alonso should know about british nationalism,he is quick ,rookie,talented,black and british therefore he will have the best car ,which will give the all nation the sense to be the best in the world as they always pretended and also heaven for the press and media.i think you will have to be comfortable with that,alonso.

d.jambert, london, u.k

Healthy competition is good. Despite his meteoric rise, Hamilton has to prove himself this entire first year- and Alonso has experience and two titles behind him. Get on with it- both of you- only the points will determine who is No 1- that is, if you are both being treated equally, which Ron Dennis and Norbert Haug state categorically- but , PLEASE, stop any signs of emerging arrogance in Lewis (I refer to the 'monkeys behind' remark)- you are fantastic, Lewis- but don't spoil it. Good luck to you and Alonso- your
internal competition has given F1 exactly what it needed after Schumi's departure.

M Maclean, Bournemouth, UK

Ultimately its transpiring that Hamilton is fast becoming the best F1 driver in the world, he's young, vibrant, full of confidence and knows he can win. Alonso, he's dynamic, but needs to be a man about it and encourage & compete rather than make up excuses as to why he's not at the top of the drivers championship at the moment.

Jess, London,

The Daily Mail has reported that the tension in the McClaren camp between Alonso and Hamilton has resulted in a full-blown civil war between both parties.

Formula One is a fiercely competitive sport with the drivers doing all they can to be world champions, with the constructors desperate to prove that they possess the best racing cars.

Hamilton has taken F1 by storm in his debut season, and whilst Alonso did not anticipate his rookie team-mate to be a roaring success, it is still surprising to see how the double-world champion has allowed his English colleague to get to him.

Alonso has contributed to his own downfall with a few woeful performances, and if he doesn't buck up his ideas, then he could find himself relinquishing his world title.

Charles Perrin, London, UK

Is it just me, or wasn't it only last week after Monaco (where Hamilton didn’t win) that the media were whipping a frenzy saying Hamilton wasn't allowed to try and win, strongly indicating that Fernando was the team favourite. Now this week (after a win) Lewis is the team's favourite apparently. Sorry but media like this really should be taken with a pinch of salt. Make your minds up!

Mike, London,

The young man is clearly gifted with a natural ability and at the age of 22 is doing his country and his sport proud....why do people have to see this any differently? If Alonso isnt exceeding Lewis when they are driving the same car, why would criticismm for this lie with anyone except Alonso? REDICULOUS! Well done Lewis! We're all proud of ya!

Steven, Glasgow, Scotland

We had the era when drivers won races. Then we had the era when engineers won races. Now I suspect we are entering an era when man-management wins races. If any other team is able to prepare a new driver as thoroughly (both technically and psychologically, it has to be said), I believe they will see equally stunning performances.

Ian Kemmish, Biggleswade, UK

To Both Drivers, Just be yourselves, do what you both do best and be happy, we love you all. Looking forward to next week.

Dee Dee, Durham, England

Sometimes you have to acknowledge that you are second best, Move over Mr Spanish O'Nion.....

Billy Spokes, Derby, England

I'm not surprised Lewis Hamilton makes Alonso uncomfortable - he makes all the other F1 drivers uncomfortable as well. Why should Alonso be an exception.

Alan Chesterman, BOURNEMOUTH, UK

don't do the mistake of writing off alonso just yet. it's a long season, and fernando has been through it all before. as a mclaren supporter, this is what i like to see: two intensely competitive, motivated and focused team-mates being given the same support to battle it out fairly on the circuits.

chris vassallo, malta,

You are just jealous, you need to support the young man, he is doing very well..

Munya, Johannesburg, South Africa

Firstly good for Hamilton and get on with it Alonso, cream rises to the top...

Secondly as someone who has been to the F1 at Silverstone eight out of the last 10 years (including 2006 and wading through the mud for six miles in 200), the place is a disgrace so just on the back of a local boy coming good Bernie should not change his mind!!! It's for the BRCD and Silverstone to upgrade the facilities and not just for the teams... I am now living in Shanghai and they have built a world class circuit at huge cost, with cheap labour and government money for sure but we don't need to build a new circuit we need to upgrade one so it that treats fans who pay a huge amount of money like "fans" and not cattle, provides them with a good view of the track and reasonable refreshments.

Silverstone has the history the location and the roads now, but right now the signs come race weekend should read the “road to hell”!

Andy , Shanghai, China