Fernando Alonso Aiming to Make a Splash in Spa

If there is one driver hoping to make a splash when the Formula 1 circuit heads to Spa it is Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.Widely considered as the best post-Schumacher era driver, the varying levels of forest surrounded track in Belgium have always proved a step too far for the double world champion.It is one of only four races on this year's calender that the Spaniard has never won (if you omit the debut Grand Prix of India). Only in Abu Dhabi has he failed to reach the podium in two attempts, a stat that Alonso passes very little comment on.Taking the relatively new Abu Dhabi track and Indian Grand Prix out of the equation, statistically Spa is where Alonso has produced the weakest results.He has picked up two second place finishes in t...

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