Lewis Hamilton's F1 Debut and Intra-Team Battle
Lewis Hamilton was "really surprised" by Fernando Alonso's actions before his F1 debut.
Alonso joined McLaren for the 2007 F1 season after winning back-to-back drivers' championships with Renault.
Ron Dennis signed Alonso and also introduced Lewis Hamilton, McLaren's young talent, to F1 that year.
- Hamilton won the GP2 championship before his F1 debut.
- Alonso and Hamilton had a tense intra-team battle, ultimately costing each other the title.
- Kimi Raikkonen won Ferrari's most recent drivers' championship that season.
Things went downhill pretty quickly from there...
Author's summary: Hamilton's F1 debut marked a tense season.
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