Regardless of that, Alonso's name is the one engraved on the trophy for 2005 and 2006.
In 2005 Alonso was phenomenal, as most people said at the time the MP4-20 was the quickest car on the grid, yet he still took the title. Personally that was one of the best performance over a single season I have ever seen.
Then in 2006 Alonso was unbelievably quick over the first half of the season. Only once the mass damper, a part that had was retroactively deemed illegal just before the German GP, did Ferrari really have any hope of challenging Alonso and Renault on a equal footing. Schumi lost the title over the first half of the season when he was busy crashing into walls in Australia and parking at the Rascasse in qualifying.
Can't see how anyone can criticise him for either of those years.
In regards to 2012, Nando has been pretty immense over the course of the season, but I think you have to recognise just how much better the Ferrari has been recently. It might of been a dog initially, but seriously if it was as bad as it was originally made out to be then Alonso would never of been able to win in Germany and Valencia. Sure he has been great, but I don't understand all the hate that seems to be going around the internet about Vettel. The RB7 has been on it the last races, but if he wins the title it will be for all those great performances he put in when the car was struggling earlier in the season.
Anyway tomorrow should be as exciting as hell (well, by Abu Dhabi standards). Lewis will probably drive off into the distance as long as Mclaren don't decide to botch his race somehow. Alonso will have to go for it to get onto the podium, and we will hopefully see Seb slice through the field, and put to bed all the crap about him not being able to pass.
Races: 163 - Wins: 23 - Pole Positions: 24 - Fastest Laps: 22
Season 9: Constructors' Champions