From a spectator’s point of view is Alonso joining Renault a good thing in the grand scheme of things?

It’s not an easy question to answer.

What it guarantees (hopefully, barring unforseen circumstances) is that the three best drivers are all going to be at different teams for the next year at least.

Unlike this year where Alonso and Hamilton were both at McLaren, next season will see Hamilton remain at McLaren, Alonso at Renault and Kimi at Ferrari.  Throw a BMW driver or two into the mix and perhaps a Red Bull and it sounds like it could be a good year of racing!

Ahead of next weekend’s title deciding showdown in Brazil, there are so many questions flying about.

Obviously, the big one is “Who will win the title?” and that is totally up in the air at the moment - all we can say for sure is that it will be a good battle and we won’t know the outcome until the very end of the race.  Even if Lewis is winning, there is always a chance he will make a mistake or something else will stop him from reaching the finishing line.