Lewis Hamilton's Surprising Encounter with Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton was "really surprised" by an action of Fernando Alonso before his F1 debut.
The 2007 F1 season saw one of the most intense intra-team battles, with Hamilton and Alonso as teammates at McLaren.
Alonso, a two-time champion with Renault, joined McLaren, while Hamilton, backed by the team since his junior career, made his F1 debut after winning the GP2 championship.
Things went downhill pretty quickly from there...
Their rivalry ultimately led to Kimi Raikkonen winning the championship for Ferrari, as Hamilton and Alonso's competition cost them the title.
Author's summary: Hamilton and Alonso had a tense F1 debut season together.