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on Thursday added his slight to the debate about 's greatness.
After 's comments last week indicated a lack of respect for the soon-to-be four-time world champion, the 2008 world champion wrote on Twitter that Vettel is great "regardless of what you and I may think about his car".
Speaking at , Alonso also gave mixed messages about what he really thinks about the dominant driver's success.
"He's a fantastic driver and has a fantastic car," said the driver.
"It's true he has an advantage in car performance for this year so we'll see how good he is later in his career," added Alonso.
Alonso also hinted that Vettel's superiority this year could have been enhanced by the performance of the driver at the wheel of the other Red Bull.
Alonso, who is close friends with , said of the Australian: "He's lost some of his motivation.
"He's no longer enjoying himself so he decided to retire," he is quoted by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
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Fernando Alonso Ferrari F138
Fernando Alonso on Thursday added his slight to the debate about Sebastian Vettel's greatness.
After Lewis Hamilton's comments last week indicated a lack of respect for the soon-to-be four-time world champion, the 2008 world champion wrote on Twitter that Vettel is great "regardless of what you and I may think about his car".
Speaking at Suzuka, Alonso also gave mixed messages about what he really thinks about the dominant Red Bull driver's success.
"He's a fantastic driver and has a fantastic car," said the Ferrari driver.
"It's true he has an advantage in car performance for this year so we'll see how good he is later in his career," added Alonso.
Alonso also hinted that Vettel's superiority this year could have been enhanced by the performance of the driver at the wheel of the other Red Bull.
Alonso, who is close friends with Mark Webber, said of the Australian: "He's lost some of his motivation.
"He's no longer enjoying himself so he decided to retire," he is quoted by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
About the author
Leopold
Leopold Pleijsier founded F1-Fansite.com in 2001 and has followed Formula 1 since the early 1980s. He writes about daily F1 news, race weekends, drivers and the sport’s history.
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