The 12 points Fernando Alonso collected with his fourth place finish at the Japanese Grand Prix a couple of weeks back etched his name into Formula 1’s history books. It took his career points tally to 1571, five more than Michael Schumacher, and he now stands alone as the man with the most career points in F1.
Yes, we know such records are skewed horribly since the switch to the current scoring system in 2010 where a win nets a driver 25 points instead of the nine or 10 under previous systems.
Still, if you had more points than anyone else in the history of F1 you’d probably want to tell the world all about it too. Which is exactly what Fernando will be doing with this special helmet design, to be worn during this weekend’s Indian Grand Prix.
One reply on “Fernando Alonso, F1 points record holder”
He just needs a big “#1”, for the times he’s tried to blackmail his team principal (that we know of). A legacy forever stained.