F1: Why Fernando Alonso should race in IndyCar - 5 reasons to quit Formula 1

#4 Alonso's racing talent is being wasted

Alonso is a double world champion but when it's been nearly 12 years since the Spaniard was the man to beat when racing for Renault, you can easily forget.

The 36-year-old was one of the very few drivers to have stopped the legendary Michael Schumacher winning more than seven world championships.

Both Alonso and Schumacher were championship rivals in 2005 and 2006 but the Renault driver came out on top.

But since 2006, Alonso has had close shaves from winning more championships but the likes of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel denied him that third world title.

Like many world champions, they never lose their touch.

Throughout the world championship drought of Alonso, we have seen some impressive racing.

He has made bad cars look good especially in the McLaren Honda days where he would pick up top ten finishes while his team mates struggle to get points.

And let's not forget his race starts where only a driver with his talent would overtake around two to four cars in the opening lap.

A good example is when he jumped to P8 at the 2016 Russian Grand Prix after starting in P14.