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#2 The R24: not the greatest Renault machine ever
The R24 was the Renault Grand Prix speedster that Alonso competed with at the top echelons of motor-racing. The year was 2004 and Fernando had a fair deal of idea about the rigors of being a first-class F1 driver.
Having said that, while a win had been secured, a sensational one at that from pole position at the Hungarian GP in 2003, the young man had expected better things to happen the following year.
But was that going to actually happen in 2004, given the car Alonso was driving?
Having said that, the 2004 Renault R 24 wasn't the best possible weapon at the disposal of a man who'd become a knight one day.
The 2004 season was, in itself, a challenging one for Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard had no fewer than five race retirements driving the R24. To make matters worse, there would be no race wins at all for Alonso that year. The car was, at its best, drivable but not fiercely competitive like the ones Ferrari had on the tracks.
