Fernando Alonso and Formula 1’s Worst Career Moves

By moving from Ferrari to McLaren, Fernando Alonso might have made a terrible career move. If he has, he'll be in good company—Formula One history is filled with tales of drivers who ended up at the wrong team at the wrong time. The most recent standout example is, unfortunately, Alonso himself. The Spaniard, considered one of the greatest drivers of his generation, had the misfortune to arrive at Ferrari in 2010 just as the Red Bull juggernaut was starting to roll. The Scuderia, constructors' champions eight times in the previous 11 years, failed for five years in a row to build a car worthy of the title. Alonso somehow challenged for the drivers' championship twice, but these close calls were in spite of his car, not because of...

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