Fernando Alonso has cleared the air with FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem after he lashed out at the stewards follow the Miami Grand Prix. Alonso was given 10 seconds’ worth of penalties in Florida a fortnight ago, the first of which he humbly accepted after he whacked Pierre Gasly and ruined the Frenchman’s race into
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Renault CEO Luca de Meo says that Alpine have a responsibility to “protect” Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon and Oscar Piastri amid speculation over the Spaniard’s future. Alonso will turn 41 later this year having entered his 20th season in Formula 1 this year with Alpine. After winning 32 races and two championships in his first spell
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Fernando Alonso doubled his 2022 points tally at the Spanish Grand Prix, after an excellent recovery drive saw the Spaniard finish ninth at his home event. After a disappointing qualifying, Alonso opted to start from the back of the grid to allow changes to be made to his car. Both Alpine drivers appeared to have
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Fernando Alonso hopes that his home race in Spain can be the spring board for a string of good results as he aims to score points for the first time since Bahrain. The Spaniard ended the opening round of the season in ninth, and looked set to score again in Jeddah following an exhilarating battle
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Fernando Alonso has revealed that the stewards failed to do any diligence before giving him a five-second penalty for cutting a chicane at the Miami Grand Prix. Alonso has already been given a five-second penalty for his collision with Pierre Gasly when he dived to the inside and hit the Frenchman, ultimately spelling an end
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso believes that the difficult season that Sir Lewis Hamilton is enduring in 2022 is emphasising the fact that no matter how good a driver is, it may count for little if the car does not have the pace. Having narrowly missed out on his eighth world champion last season, Hamilton and Mercedes
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Fernando Alonso’s season hasn’t started the way the Spaniard would’ve wanted, after scoring just two points from the opening five rounds despite having shown impressive pace. The 40-year-old’s season has been ridiculed by reliability issues, however, at the recent Miami Grand Prix he was to blame for not finishing in the points. The Alpine F1
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that the arrival of Martin Whitmarsh as CEO at Aston Martin Racing ultimately made his position as team principal there untenable. Szafnauer started out with Aston Martin during their Force India days in 2009, and he helped oversee six podiums with Force India before he became team principal
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The inaugural Miami Grand Prix was an expensive weekend for the Alpine F1 Team, both financially and in regards to the constructors’ championship. Esteban Ocon performed brilliantly in the race, finishing in eighth-place despite having started from the pit-lane. Fernando Alonso had initially crossed the line in eighth, one spot above his team-mate, but was
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Fernando Alonso had an inaugural Miami Grand Prix to forget, following two late five-second time penalties. The Spaniard initially crossed the line at the Miami International Autodrome in eighth place, however, he was dropped to eleventh after the time penalties were applied. The first penalty was awarded to Alonso for an overambitious move on Pierre
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