Alonso will be «first to raise my hand» if he loses F1 edge at 45
Alonso put pen to paper on a multi-year deal with Aston Martin after mulling over his future options, a deal which will include driving in F1 for at least the 2025 and 2026 season. Depending on whether Alonso will want to continue or not, that F1 deal can either be extended or converted into a […]
The unfinished business behind Alonso’s new F1 deal
It is an intriguing arrangement for a driver who has always looked across the fence at the best possible opportunities elsewhere, with some team switches that didn’t always work out in his favour. But as he approaches 43, his Aston deal may well be his last, and taking his agreement into the 2026 regulations era […]
Reuniting with Honda in F1 2026 «motivating»
On Thursday Alonso and Aston Martin announced the Spaniard would stay with the team until at least 2026, when Honda joins the Silverstone team as its works power unit partner. Alonso and Honda endured strained ties when they worked together during a fraught three-year McLaren-Honda partnership, which was terminated early due to poor results and […]
Aston Martin F1 team no longer in “no-man’s land”
After Bahrain, the AMR24 appeared benchmarked as the fifth fastest car in the leading group on race pace, finishing ninth and 10th. Fernando Alonso subsequently finished fifth in Saudi Arabia and sixth on the road in Australia, prior to receiving a penalty. In Japan, the Spaniard earned sixth after what he claimed to be one […]
Alonso joked about F1 ban over Piastri DRS defence tactics
A fortnight on from receiving a penalty for potentially dangerous driving against George Russell during a last-lap battle in Australia, Alonso found himself needing to hold his rivals back once again at Suzuka. In the closing stages of the race, Alonso was at the head of an intense fight for sixth place, as George Russell […]
Stroll’s top speed radio rant triggered by F1 tyre offset, says Aston Martin
Stroll found himself having to battle through the field at Suzuka after a disappointing qualifying performance had left him down in 16th on the grid. He did manage to make progress, eventually finishing 12th in the race at Suzuka but, in the closing stages, as he fought the RB of Yuki Tsunoda, he voiced his […]