Although it never came out, I am STILL of the opinion that the whole mess was put into play by Alonso. I mean, why else would anybody do it? Think about it:
- Alonso starts getting his ass handed to him by a rookie (Hamilton)
- Desperate, Alonso and his money people tell Mike, "Whatever it takes, here's a blank check".
- Mike calls Nigel, offers him double his salary if he can help out.
- Nigel steals the setup data they were using and sells it to Mike.
- Alonso suddenly, as if by magic, improves. Literally, overnight.
- Nigel hits Mike up with the idea of getting new and higher paying jobs at Honda using their recent "success".
- The interview takes place, but Honda smell a rat. (And rightly so)
- The rest is history. I mean think about it. There is only one man in the last 10 or 12 years that has been involved in EVERY CHEATING SCANDAL THERE IS. Alonso. He was in every single one of them.
That can NOT be a coincidence.