Can McLaren Deliver a 3rd F1 Drivers’ Championship for Fernando Alonso?

October will mark 10 years since the Brazilian Grand Prix at which Fernando Alonso clinched the second of his back-to-back Formula One titles with Renault. It seems almost silly to write it, but one of the best drivers of his generation has gone a decade without a championship. After two near-misses at Ferrari, Alonso has spent the last two years wandering in the wilderness at McLaren, another former champion struggling to regain lost glory. "In terms of driving, how competitive I can be or my third world championship hopes, then you drive for Mercedes or McLaren-Honda," Alonso said recently, per ESPN F1's Laurence Edmondson. That is an interesting statement considering the team finished ninth out of the 10 teams in the constructors' c...

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