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Alonso: 'Boring' Formula One has passed its peak

 XPB Images Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has suggested that the sport hit its peak in the first decade of the 21st century, and that seasons before and since that period are 'boring' when viewed objectively. "A lot of manufacturers came into Formula One in the 2000s - BMW, Toyota - and there were many people coming," Alonso told Autosport magazine this week. "Television figures and the spectators were at the maximum. "We opened Formula One to new countries - we raced in Korea, we raced in India, we raced in Singapore, two races in Spain - and that was the maximum," the McLaren driver added. Alonso reveals his toughest rival in F1...
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