Fernando Alonso is the most successful driver on German territory!

Many fans and pundits claim that Fernando Alonso is the best driver on the grid. In almost any other car, you’d think he’d regularly be getting top-five finishes. But McLaren continue to struggle. However, this weekend in Germany, the statistics back up the claims as Alonso dominates the podium statistics.

The two-time world champion has won three times in Germany. His first came all the way back in 2005. He followed up the triumph in 2010 and 2012 at the Hockenheimring. To add to this, the Spaniard has finished inside the top 3 twice more. 

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has the chance to equal Alonso should he finish on the podium in Sunday’s race. The F1 circus missed out the German edition last season for various reasons. The closest German to the top of the list is Sebastian Vettel. If Alonso was to make his 6th podium this weekend, it’d be without any doubt the greatest F1 story in 2018! We’re sure he’s dreaming of it!!

Most podiums in Germany (Current drivers)

1. Fernando Alonso 5

2. Lewis Hamilton 4

3. Sebastian Vettel

-. Kimi Raikkonen 3

4. Romain Grosjean 1

-. Valtteri Bottas 1

-. Daniel Ricciardo 1

-. Max Verstappen 1