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The Latest Breaking News from Fernando Alonso

Remembering the influence of racing legend Gil de Ferran

Genuine. Unselfish. Underrated. Brilliant. Fearless.

Motorsport

Alonso: Aston Martin faces "tricky period" as it makes next step in F1

The Silverstone outfit made huge progress in 2023, with Alonso logging eight podiums, including three second places.

Motorsport

What if Red Bull/Verstappen never raced in F1 2023?

Fernando Alonso humbles Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz in wheel-to-wheel combat, then profits from Charles Leclerc’s engine failure to win the opening race of 2023. The two-time Formula 1 world champion’s Bahrain success marks his first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.

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What if Verstappen and Red Bull had never raced in F1 2023?

Fernando Alonso humbles Lewis Hamilton then Carlos Sainz in wheel-to-wheel combat plus profits from Charles Leclerc’s engine failure to win the opening race of 2023. The two-time Formula 1 world champion’s Bahrain success marks his first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #42 Gabriel Bortoleto

It’s no wonder Fernando Alonso signed Bortoleto to his A14 Management stable in autumn of last year. The Brazilian hadn’t overwhelmed in Formula Regional, but as an F3 rookie he put in a dominant charge to the title for Trident, emerging with a lead in the standings from the first…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #14 Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc proved largely inseparable from Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz in 2023 as their car’s characteristics swung from favouring one to the other. But his form in the last two races moved him ahead in the championship.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #5 Fernando Alonso

Think back through Fernando Alonso’s long Formula 1 career. Once he’d become a race winner with Renault 20 years ago in 2003, his star potential was clear. Then, rather a lot changed.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #1 Max Verstappen

Eleven laps remain of the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Max Verstappen is 3.6 seconds behind his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. Defeat in Baku, and a 2-2 record from the opening four races of the season, stare back from the leading RB19.

Autosport

F1 2023 team-mate head-to-head battles

Alex Albon out-qualified Williams team-mate Logan Sargeant yet again in the season finale, which meant the 27-year-old finished the F1 season as the only driver to have out-qualified his team-mate for every race in 2023.

Motorsport

Alonso: Triple-headers, not driving, will drain my battery in F1

Alonso walked away from F1 for two years at the end of 2018 after growing tired of media and commercial commitments while his McLaren team fell into the bottom half of the standings.

Motorsport

Alonso: Triple-headers, not driving, will drain my F1 battery

Alonso walked away from F1 for two years at the end of 2018 after growing tired of media and commercial commitments while his McLaren team fell into the bottom half of the standings.

Autosport

A study in scarlet: the trials and tribulations of Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc's five-year journey with Ferrari has been filled with disappointment and misfortune, but he remains a generational talent.

The Hindu

F1 comparisons: How teams performed in 2023 compared to 2022

The 2023 F1 season witnessed mega dominance by Red Bull who continued its fine form from 2022, while many other teams had vastly different campaigns to the year before.

Motorsport

F1 comparisons: How F1 teams performed in 2023 compared to 2022

The 2023 F1 season witnessed mega dominance by Red Bull who continued its fine form from 2022, while many other teams had vastly different campaigns to the year before.

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Alonso outlines Aston Martin F1 weaknesses to address for 2024

Although Aston Martin was the surprise package in the early part of the season, with Alonso emerging as a genuine threat to Red Bull for race wins, results tailed off notably after Austria.

Autosport

Alonso: Aston Martin deserved F1 2023 win "more than anyone else"

Alonso jumped ship from Alpine to Aston Martin for 2023 and was rewarded for his bold move with a competitive car that yielded six podiums across the first eight races of the season.

Autosport

Five things we learned from the FIA Gala

This year the event took place in Baku, not far from the street circuit that has hosted a Formula 1 race since 2017.The Gala is perhaps the biggest gathering of racing people away from the intensity of the competition – and it always prompts some moments of reflection and intrigue.Friday…

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F1 2023 team-mate head-to-head battles

Although Max Verstappen stole the headlines for winning the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, it was also the weekend Alex Albon out-qualified Williams team-mate Logan Sargeant yet again.

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Madrid closing in on F1 grand prix deal from 2026

Current proposals are to race in the Spanish capital from 2026 until 2035 on a course laid out around the IFEMA convention centre in the northeast of the city, close to its Madrid-Barajas international airport.

Autosport

Alonso: 2023 my best F1 season alongside 2012 Ferrari title miss

Alonso took fourth in the 2023 drivers' championship, finishing ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on countback and one point ahead of McLaren man Lando Norris, as Aston Martin's AMR23 enabled him to take regular podiums in the early part of the year. The 2005 and 2006 world champion claimed a…

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F1 champion Verstappen: 'Alonso only wants to return to Le Mans if it's with me'

Two-time F1 world champion Alonso competed in endurance racing during his sabbatical from F1, winning Le Mans twice in 2018 and 2019 with Toyota's LMP1 team as well as taking a World Endurance Championship crown.

Autosport

F1 champion Verstappen says 'Alonso only wants to return to Le Mans if it's with me'

The Hindu

2023 Formula One season: Drivers who stood out and those who came out with damaged reputations

Max Verstappen dominated the 74th F1 season, while Fernando Alonso, Alexander Albon, Yuki Tsunoda, Oscar Piastri, and George Russell impressed. Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll underperformed, and Logan Sargeant failed to beat his teammate.

Motorsport

2024 F1 grid: What is next season's Formula 1 driver line-up?

Just one seat is officially vacant for the 2024 Formula 1 season, with many teams opting to keep their driver line-up for next year.

Evening Standard

F1 2023 team-by-team review: Doom and gloom for Mercedes but McLaren transformed and Ferrari can close gap

Red Bull were in a league of their own from the first race to the last in the 2023 season

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