Ranking: The Top F1 Drivers of the Decade

#3 Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso almost dragged his Ferrari to the 2012 title when it had no right to be there.

Fernando Alonso may not have added to his two driver's titles in the 2010s, but the Spanish legend still comfortably finds himself on to this list. In fact, just four more points in 2010 and three more in 2012 would've seen him become a four-time world champion.

Indeed, Alonso was Vettel's most consistent challenger during the early 2010s, dragging his Ferrari into title consideration when it usually wasn't anywhere near good enough.

It's often said that Alonso is a fantastic racing driver but a poor decision maker when it comes to choosing his team and that was never personified more than his return to McLaren in 2015. No wins, no podiums and absolutely nowhere near any title challenge throughout 2015-18. Alonso still had incredible speed though, some of the qualifying laps and results at slower circuits which suited the McLaren were out of this world.

Alonso places higher on this list than Rosberg because of the Spaniard's more consistent title challenges, as Rosberg never ever won a race before 2012 and wasn't winning regularly until 2014. Yes, Alonso struggled hugely in the V6 era (he never won a race after 2013), but Rosberg's retirement after 2016 meant that the German only had 3 top years, compared to Alonso's 4.