F1: 5 Times Fernando Alonso Proved he is one of the GOATs

#4 Faultless Season

Alonso's performances throughout the 2012 season were worthy of being World Champion that year.

2012, like 2003, was one of the most competitive seasons in F1's history, and another where Alonso shined in the chaos of that year's races. Fernando was in his third year at Ferrari and the Maranello concern produced a dog of a car for that campaign. Both Alonso and Massa were relatively nowhere in Australia and hopes weren't high for the following race in Malaysia, but what followed was the stuff of legends.

Despite qualifying in eighth, Alonso dragged his car up the field in the torrential rain, making the calls for tyre changes at the perfect times to claim one of the most unlikely victories ever.

Combine that with a sensational home win in Valencia from 11th on the grid and a superb drive to second in Brazil to almost claim his third world title, this was a faultless season in a car that was probably third or fourth in the pecking order at best through the year.

It's without a doubt the best performance through a year that I've seen since I've been watching F1 consistently in 2007.