"I believe
McLaren is giving him [Hamilton] a car that's good enough because of what Alonso has brought to the team," he said. "So whether he likes to believe it or not, Hamilton has a benefit from Alonso being in the team. Alonso does feel ostracised. He feels all the team, initially anyway, was going for Hamilton. He was the big story.
"He's playing the media brilliantly, and driving like a champion - at this moment, you'd have to say Hamilton deserves to be world champion. He's done everything brilliantly; he just has to be careful."
Indeed, Jordan isn't the only person to have warned Hamilton and the McLaren team about the current situation, with former champion
Nigel Mansell having stated that the disagreements between Hamilton and Alonso should have remained private – and that the
FIA and race stewards shouldn't have got involved in what is a McLaren team matter.
"It's something for the team to deal with," the 1992 champion told
BBC Sport. "It's not something for the public to be part of. It's no different to what happened years ago but it's publicised more.
"I just feel some of the things that are happening and the way certain things are being managed would have been managed far differently a few years ago and it is a great shame.
"The thing I find extraordinary is that the powers that be are intervening. It's between two drivers from the same team and it shouldn't affect anyone else. If they want to cause problems between themselves, then it's surely up to them."
