Abu Dhabi repaid Stella for our 2010 F1 title miss
Fernando Alonso says McLaren’s Formula 1 title in Abu Dhabi has repaid team boss Andrea Stella for Ferrari’s title loss in 2010. Stella was Alonso’s race engineer at Ferrari when the Spaniard went into the 2010 season finale with an eight-point lead on Red Bull’s Mark Webber and an 15-point lead on Webber’s team-mate Sebastian […]
Alonso ready to accept lack of Aston Martin progress in 2025
Fernando Alonso knows Aston Martin may not be a frontrunner in Formula 1 next season, but expects his team to jump forward with the new regulations in 2026. After a promising start to the 2023 season, when Alonso achieved six podium finishes in the first eight rounds, Aston’s performance relative to its rivals stalled as […]
Alonso never doubted himself amid Aston Martin struggles
Fernando Alonso says his unexpected Q3 performance in the Qatar Grand Prix shows why he was right never to doubt himself amid Aston Martin’s recent struggles. The Spaniard, who is Formula 1’s oldest driver, has endured a challenging run of races off the back of his squad’s backward step with a new floor that arrived […]
Alonso reveals back pain and brake “nightmare” that he would not let beat him
Fernando Alonso has opened up on the back pain, emotions and mystery brake problems that he battled to drag his Aston Martin to the finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Spaniard had been struggling throughout last weekend with the new bumpy Interlagos surface, but matters reached a peak in the race as the repeated […]
Alonso to miss Mexico F1 media day through illness
Fernando Alonso will miss his media day obligations at the Mexico City Grand Prix through illness, but is aiming to drive in Friday practice as he celebrates his 400th Formula 1 grand prix. The Spaniard was due to miss the opening free practice session at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in any case, as reserve driver […]
Lawson reveals Alonso threat after US GP sprint battle
Liam Lawson has claimed Fernando Alonso threatened to «screw» him after a scrap during the sprint race for Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix. Racing for the first time since replacing Daniel Ricciardo after the Singapore GP, Lawson managed to irk Alonso while trying to pass the Aston Martin driver during the 19-lap sprint on […]
Third F1 title my «only priority», wants Dakar return over Indy 500
Fernando Alonso is much more likely to return to the Dakar Rally than the Indy 500 in the future, but insisted his «only priority» is to grab a third Formula 1 world championship with Aston Martin. Alonso signed a new contract earlier this year that keeps him at Aston Martin’s F1 team until at least […]
Why Alonso felt instant red flag for Tsunoda crash was a «gross error»
Fernando Alonso felt that the FIA made a «gross error» in the way it swiftly brought out the red flag for Yuki Tsunoda’s qualifying crash at Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Tsunoda crashed at the exit of Turn 5 during the closing stages of Q3, with just two minutes and 23 seconds remaining in the […]
Making 2026 F1 cars 30kg lighter an «impossible target»
On Thursday the FIA formally presented an outline of the all-new regulations for 2026 which are built around power units with a much bigger emphasis on electric energy. In order to maintain F1-level speeds, a lot of attention has gone into changing the chassis to compensate for the disadvantages of the complex engine formula, including […]