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#2 Fernando bids good-bye to F1

Fernando Alonso

A true champion hangs up his boots at the end of this F1 season and the world couldn't be sadder. Fernando Alonso announced his retirement just recently in a move that shocked the racing fraternity and his many fans who have seen the career ups and downs of the Spaniard almost like they lived it themselves.

Beating Michael Schumacher seemed impossible in the early 2000s but one unassuming youngster did the unthinkable in 2005 and then repeated the feat again the following year to certify him as F1's next big thing. After driving for McLaren and Ferrari through a glittering career, he now calls it quits at 37-years-old with McLaren, bringing an end to one of racing's most controversial yet gripping personal journeys.