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Alonso leaving Ferrari was clearly a mistake – Villeneuve

Fernando Alonso might have blown his chance of ever winning a third title by switching to McLaren-Honda this year. That is the claim of 1997 world champion, who said Spaniard Alonso's 'early years at Ferrari' was the best driving he has ever seen in formula one. But he lost patience with the Italian team last year, and is now trailing the field with the burgeoning McLaren-Honda project. 'Leaving Ferrari was clearly a mistake,' French Canadian Villeneuve told the Spanish sports daily AS. 'He could have spent three or four more years with them and then retired or gone to McLaren if he wanted to win with them as he did in 2007,' he said. Alonso has defended his move on the basis that, in...
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