It might appear somewhat unfathomable that a double world champion still capable of competing at the very highest level of sport at 40 years of age is at risk of losing his place in Formula 1 next season. However, Renault CEO Luca de Meo has not given any promises to Fernando Alonso regarding a possible
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Alpine have spent much of the season looking as though they could potentially be a challenger for best of the rest behind Red Bull and Ferrari, but rarely have they been able to truly show it. Be it pole position being snatched away from Fernando Alonso after an oil seal failure, or ill-timed Safety Cars
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Alpine driver Fernando Alonso feels a responsibility to repay motorsport for allowing him to have such a magnificent career in Formula 1, which is why he is heavily involved with developing young talent. Alonso has been working with a number of aspiring racers, including Formula 2 talent Clement Novalak and Bulgarian driver Nikola Tsolov, who
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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has responded to double F1 champion Fernando Alonso’s recent comments about team-mate Esteban Ocon suffering fewer mechanical issues than him in 2022. The Spaniard made the remarks after suffering an issue with his car’s electronic control unit at the Austrian Grand Prix and finishing in P10, while Ocon managed a P5
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Former Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has indicated that it is time for an experienced head to be placed in charge of Formula 1 races, and there would be no one better, in his mind, than Herbie Blash. Blash was recruited to the FIA by Ecclestone following the pair’s tenure together at Brabham, and he
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has labelled Formula 1 “boring” due to the dominance by Red Bull and Ferrari this season. The top two teams have taken all of the 11 victories on offer this season between Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz. The only other team to feature on the podium this year
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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel’s abrupt departure from the drivers’ briefing in Austria was caused by a lengthy rant by Alpine’s Fernando Alonso, according to Auto Motor und Sport. Vettel was given a 25,000 euro fine, suspended until the end of the season, for leaving the drivers’ meeting before being excused on Friday, and there
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Fernando Alonso hilariously wagged his finger at Yuki Tsunoda while passing the Japanese driver at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. The pair were battling for 16th after the Spaniard had started 19th following a failure which ruled him out of the entire sprint race, and the double world champion got a superb exit out of Turn
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso was hampered by a damaged floor for the majority of qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix. The double world champion ran over a sausage kerb on the exit of Turn One in the opening qualifying session, but managed to progress all the way to the top 10 shootout. It was a disrupted
MoreAlpine’s Fernando Alonso has called the stewards’ inconsistencies into question after Sergio Perez’s overtake on Charles Leclerc and Sir Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix. Perez had recovered back to the pointy end in Silverstone after taking damage following contact with Leclerc, and he found himself battling with the Monegasque again when Ferrari neglected
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