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Hamilton/Alonso “would have brought so many championships to McLaren”

Pedro de la Rosa believes that the 2007 pairing of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso “would have brought so many championships to McLaren” over the years had the rivalry not exploded, and that they were "possibly the strongest pairing" the sport has seen. 13 years ago McLaren’s Ron Dennis opted to promote youngster Hamilton to drive alongside new signing Alonso, who had just won back to back World Championships with Renault in 2005/2006. A partnership that only lasted a season as tensions grew within the team that saw both finish on 109 points, one behind Ferrari’s championship winner Kimi Raikkonen. Hungary became one of the biggest points of the tense...
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