Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso’s two world championships understate his greatness: he dominated a championship-winning car, but his true legacy is extracting peak performance from inferior machinery for over two decades. Since 2021, Alonso has scored points in 85% of his races, a higher ratio than the average top-10 driver, and he outperforms #10 Sebastian Vettel by maintaining elite form into his 40s—his 2023 podium tally (eight) was 60% more than Vettel’s best single season since 2015. His 2024 comeback drive at Interlagos, from 10th to 3rd on wet tires, showed racecraft few can match, making him faster than the typical rival in marginal conditions. Alonso's 32 race wins across 20 seasons prove durability, but his career-long fight against underpowered cars—like the 2012 Ferrari, which he dragged to a title fight—cements his rank as the most resourceful driver ever.