| Drivers: | Alonso v Vandoorne |
|---|---|
| Team: | McLaren |
| Races: | 21 |
| H2H Winner: | Alonso (6/0/0) |
| Alonso | Vandoorne | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 50 | 12 | Alonso |
| Race Result | 10 | 3 | Alonso |
| Qualifying | 21 | 0 | Alonso |
| Fastest Lap | 13 | 7 | Alonso |
| Laps in Top 10 | 441 | 157 | Alonso |
| Best Result | 5th | 8th (x2) | Alonso |
SEASON WRAP
Fernando Alonso has had a frustrating three years at McLaren. At first his chances of once again challenging for the F1 Championship were stymied by a severely underpowered Honda power unit. In 2018 McLaren had no-one to blame but themselves for fielding a thoroughly average racecar.
Despite the limitations of his vehicle though Alonso managed to demonstrate his brilliance in yet another clean sweep H2H victory against his teammate Stoffel Vandoorne. As one of four drivers to score a 6:0 clean sweep Fernando stands alone as the only driver to score a 21-0 victory in qualifying head to head.
In 2019 both these drivers will depart the F1 Paddock. Fernando will go in search of the elusive Triple Crown while Stoffel will be left to wonder how his outstanding opportunity within one of the sports greatest teams went so horribly wrong – hopefully he can have a better time of it in Formula e!
2018 Renault driver Carlos Sainz will be joined by British rookie Lando Norris at McLaren for the 2019 season.