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Ron Dennis is not one to hand out praise lightly, but the McLaren boss has admitted to seeing something special in likely 2005 champion Fernando Alonso. While the Woking principal insists that title charger Kimi Raikkonen will become one of the true F1 greats, he does marvel at Spaniard Alonso's calm when under pressure.
"He has surprised us by his calmness," Ron smiled, "considering he is from Spain. He's impressive about how he approaches his races and also strategically very clever."
Alonso's Renault teammate Giancarlo Fisichella, meanwhile, has devoted his Monza podium - the first for an Italian since the late Michele Alboreto in 1988 - to the memory of the former driver. "I was lucky enough to race together with him in touring cars," the Roman said, "and he was a really special person."
