2007 Hungarian Grand Prix: Why did Alonso stop Hamilton?

Fernando Alonso Daz is a Spanish Formula One racing driver who currently drives for Aston Martin. He won the World Drivers’ Championship with Renault in 2005 and 2006, and he has also raced for McLaren, Ferrari, and Minardi.

He was voted the 2006 International Racing Driver of the Year by Autosport International. For his performance in the 2017 Indianapolis 500, Alonso was named Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.

He was admitted into the FIA Hall of Fame in 2017 as an F1 World Champion, and he was inducted again in 2019 as an FIA World Endurance Champion.

Alonso became the first driver in history to be inducted into the FIA Hall of Fame twice.

2007 Hungarian Grand Prix: Why did Alonso stop Hamilton?

The qualifying sessions were marred by controversy when Hamilton failed to honor an agreement to allow Alonso to pass on track, denying Alonso a competitive advantage while setting his lap time.

In retribution, despite the lifting of the lollipop, the world champion remained still in his pit box, preventing Hamilton from completing a final qualifying lap.

Alonso, of course, did and promptly took pole, but he has penalized five positions for his act of vengeance.