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1979 F1 champion Jody Scheckter: People overrate Fernando Alonso

1979 Formula One champion Jody Scheckter believes people overrate the retiring Fernando Alonso.

On Tuesday, McLaren announced Alonso will be leaving F1 after 17 seasons. He leaves the sport with two drivers' titles to his name, but given his talent, many agree that he should have achieved much more.

Scheckter has criticised Alonso's divisive nature and believes it is something which has cost the Spaniard further world championship success.

"I like to just think how many championships somebody's won,'' Scheckter told BBC Radio 5Live. "You can rate people that they had bad luck and bad cars.