Alonso on relationship with Schumacher: “Difficult to have a conversation with him”. Alonso is now the longest-serving driver in Formula 1 and is also seen as Lewis Hamilton's successor at Mercedes.
The German legend was not only “the toughest rival I ever had”, but also an inspiration. “You knew there was a rivalry, but he took it at face value,” explains Alonso. Due to the great competition, the two ‘often clashed’, but always treated each other ‘with respect’