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Alonso admits pain of adversity

Fernando Alonso admitted on Thursday that he needed the pain of his hugely-challenging, and mostly disappointing, year with McLaren-Honda to re-ignite his desire for success – and a bid for a third drivers' world title next year. Praised by his McLaren teammate Briton Jenson Button on the eve of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as a much tougher man to beat on the track than current world champion Lewis Hamilton, the Spaniard said he had found facing adversity an experience that was painful, but necessary. "It was a tough year," said Alonso. "Obviously difficult – and struggling with the pace all year and then reliability, so definitely a difficult season for us,...
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