Fernando Alonso has shown his appreciation of Lewis Hamilton’s feats in Formula 1 as he moves to the brink of a fifth world title and feels his talents have always impressed throughout his career.
Pierre Gasly believes Fernando Alonso is racing ‘more aggressive’ since confirming his Formula 1 exit after clashing with the McLaren driver during the Italian Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso has vented his frustration at McLaren’s recent poor run of reliability and is bracing for ‘double pain’ following his mechanical retirement from the Italian Grand Prix.
If you kept up with Formula 1 over the summer break you’ll know some huge moves have been announced over the past three weeks making it one of the busier mid-season pauses in recent years.
McLaren will see reserve driver Lando Norris take part in the opening practice session ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix in Fernando Alonso's Formula 1 car at Spa-Francorchamps.
McLaren has confirmed the signing of Renault's Carlos Sainz Jr. for the 2019 Formula 1 season. Sainz, 23, is the first driver confirmed at McLaren for next year following Fernando Alonso's decision to quit F1 for 2019 and has signed a multi-year deal.
Fernando Alonso has hit back to grab vital points for McLaren following a weather-hit qualifying and feels keeping clear of the congested midfield was ‘worth gold’ at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Stoffel Vandoorne says he has no answers for why he’s suffered a sudden drop in speed for McLaren after qualifying in last place for the German Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso has shrugged off criticism from Kevin Magnussen following their Silverstone run-in and feels the tighter fights between Formula 1 teams this season is causing more on-track clashes.
Fernando Alonso feels he maximised McLaren’s potential in qualifying for the British Grand Prix and despite being down in 13 th he's confident of targeting a points finish at Silverstone.
2018 was meant to be the year that McLaren were unleashed from the shackles of Honda and begin to push for race victories, but instead find themselves in total disarray as to why they are struggling and has ultimately led to heads rolling.
Australian Grand Prix organisers have announced its 2019 race will take place one week earlier than recent years to provide Formula 1 with a mid-March start for next season.
Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix – Starting Grid 1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 2. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 3. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari
Fernando Alonso feels the Austrian Grand Prix presents the ideal opportunity for McLaren to respond from his disastrous race in France both on and off track and is eager to “deepen our understanding of the car” after struggling for performance at Paul Ricard.
Fernando Alonso feels he extracted the maximum performance from his McLaren during qualifying for the French Grand Prix but concedes his Q1 exit in 16 th place is down to his car being slow.
IndyCar heavyweights Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan would both welcome Fernando Alonso’s potential move to the US series but highlight a number of hurdles the Spaniard will need to navigate including a possible salary cut.
Fernando Alonso feels winning the Le Mans 24 Hours can be his platform to target the World Endurance Championship title and his dream of becoming “a more complete driver” by securing the Triple Crown with victory at the Indianapolis 500.