Q: He was dominant the past 3 years this yr he's been krappy
A: Isn't it a little unfair to say someone-even 2-time World Champion Fernando Alonso-is doing "crappy" after 2 races? This is an example of people using small samples and extrapolating on things without using facts. Now, to get to the meat of your question, the reason Alonso is struggling is that the Renault is not close to being on the level of the McLaren-Mercedes, Ferrari or BMW-Sauber combos. I would trace that back to the fact that Renault had their "mass damper" system outlawed a few years ago. Since then, Renault has struggled. It also hasn't helped that the team has lost key personnel in the team in other areas.