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#5 Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso will be making a return to Formula One in 2021 with Alpine F1 Team. The Spaniard, a former two-time world champion, burst onto the scene when Flavio Briatore decided to drop Jenson Button to make way for Fernando Alonso in his team in 2003.
Alonso, too, would repay the faith by becoming the youngest-ever race winner in Formula One. Belonging to a part of Europe more famous for producing fast two-wheel racers, Alonso was one of the few who showed talent and affinity for four-wheelers.
It was his success in Formula One that paved the way for not one but two races in Spain every year at one point in time, with Valencia also holding a Grand Prix in addition to Barcelona. Fernando Alonso's popularity reached its peak during his time at Renault, where he won his two titles.
He would consistently perform well at his home race and win over the fans. By 2007, Alonso was considered to be the next Michael Schumacher on the grid, and Alonso, for his part, produced some of his best races in Spain, with him winning the 2012 European Grand Prix at Valencia. The tears on the podium and the crowd's reaction showed what the victory meant to the crowd and the driver.
When Alonso announced his return to Formula One, it was welcomed with renewed vigor from his fans who are waiting to see him again on track after a two-year sabbatical.
