F1: What Fernando Alonso inherited from Michael Schumacher[F1-Gate.com]

Fernando Alonso has identified one trait he felt he inherited from his ‘master’ Michael Schumacher during his fights in F1. Michael Schumacher won five straight titles from 2000 to 2004 and started the 21st century as the ‘man to beat’ in Grand Prix racing before Fernando Alonso won his first title in 2005.

In 2006, Scuderia Ferrari was back on track, with Michael Schumacher battling new champion Fernando Alonso in a scene like Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in 2021 (minus the collision). In the end, Fernando Alonso succeeded Schumacher for the title, and Schumacher announced his first F1 retirement. In an interview with the Aston Martin F1 team ahead of the AMR23’s unveiling at home at Silverstone on Monday, Fernando Alonso underscored Schumacher’s tenacity. “Michael never had a bad day and never underperformed,” explains Fernando Alonso. “Especially when I fought him for the championship, that was the most impressive,” he said. “We scored more points than them.” Despite poor qualifying, Michael was still on the podium on Sunday: “The tenacity, the willingness to take advantage of opportunities to minimize the damage of bad days and make the most of good days. His determination was outstanding.”