What if Alonso had driven the Red Bull in 2013?
Vettel won 13 consecutive races in 2013. Would Alonso have matched that streak with the RB9?
The simulation's verdict
Fernando Alonso would have won the 2013 title in 29% of the 200 simulations.
Fernando Alonso
Mark Webber
Who finished ahead
Based on 200 simulations of the 2013 season. Numbers can vary each time you play.
Historical context
The second half of 2013 was the greatest display of dominance in the modern era. Vettel won the last 9 races of the year. Alonso was extracting impossible results from an inferior Ferrari. Had they swapped cars, the Asturian could have broken all consecutive win records.
The real 2013 season
The 2013 season closed Red Bull's era of dominance with Sebastian Vettel's most emphatic display. After a competitive start, the German and the RB9 found a level of form simply out of reach for the rest. Vettel strung together the final nine races of the year consecutively, an unprecedented streak in the modern era, and posted thirteen wins to claim his fourth straight world title aged just 26, firmly entering the debate of the all-time greats. The year also produced the "Multi-21" controversy in Singapore, when Vettel disobeyed the team order to hold position and passed team-mate Mark Webber to steal the win, straining an already broken relationship. It would be the last title before the arrival of the hybrid era.
Real champion: Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull RB9. Singapore 2013: Vettel ignores "Multi-21" and passes Webber — the most controversial moment of the year. See the full 2013 season →
The driver
Fernando Alonso is the most decorated Spanish driver in history and, for many, one of the most complete ever. The Asturian from Oviedo broke the Ferrari-Schumacher stranglehold with Renault, winning back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006 and becoming the youngest champion in history at the time. What cemented his legend was not only those titles but his knack for wringing more from cars than they should give. Full profile →
How it's simulated
The engine recreates qualifying (Q1, Q2, Q3) and every Grand Prix with the ~20 real drivers of 2013, weighing each car's performance, driver skill, weather, safety cars and tyre wear. Learn how the simulator works →
Season
2013
Mode
One driver, different car
Car
Red Bull Racing
Tags
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