Alonso is hero of 2012 season so far says Brundle
23 August, 2012
Aug.23 (GMM) Former F1 driver Martin Brundle has joined the growing list of pundits hailing Fernando Alonso as his hero of the 2012 season thus far.
But the veteran of 158 grands prix, who for the past 15 years has been a commentator for British television, is not so rude as to describe Michael Schumacher as the contrasting “zero”.
“I don’t like [saying] that sort of thing because I know how hard being an F1 driver is. Michael Schumacher has had a pretty grim year,” he admitted to the Sun newspaper.
Brundle is less reluctant to hail Ferrari driver Alonso’s title-leading campaign so far.
“It [the hero] must be Alonso because against all odds, and without a teammate helping him out, and not having a fast car on the track, somehow he keeps coming through and winning races,” he said.
Brundle, 53, was speaking in London before teaming up with his GP3-racing son Alex in the LMP2 class of this weekend’s world endurance sports car race at Silverstone.
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It seems Brittish media has run out of options to keep critisizing/discreditting Alonso, and still keep its credibility. Good they have at last started to keep to facts and state the obvious…