Fernando Alonso

Max Verstappen’s comments regarding the 2026 Formula 1 cars and labeling them as Formula E on steroids have attracted countercomments from his fellow drivers. Lando Norris and George Russell unsurprisingly criticized the Red Bull Racing ace and delivered comments that conform with the narrative Formula One Management is pushing regarding the new 2026 single-seaters, as both Britons basically told the […]

At Ithra in Saudi Arabia, Aston Martin unveiled the livery for the AMR26, their F1 challenger for 2026. It’s the first car that new team principal Adrian Newey has been able to truly have an input on, having left Red Bull in 2024. Aston Martin is now a full works team, and has entered a new engine

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso said on Monday he planned to enjoy every second of the new Formula One season and had not decided whether it would be his last. Speaking to Reuters Television from Aston Martin’s livery launch in Saudi Arabia ahead of testing in Bahrain, the 44-year-old Spaniard — the oldest driver on

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso could end up being the wildcard in the fight for the drivers’ championship this season. There are high hopes for Mercedes after their promising start to the year at the Barcelona shakedown, with many believing they have the most effective power unit. That will keep reigning constructors’ championsMcLaren in contention, while Lewis

Zak Brown has said he will “continue to bug” Fernando Alonso to return to McLaren to race the Indy 500 post his Formula 1 career. The two-time F1 World Champion has had a tumultuous relationship with the Woking-based squad. His first stint at McLaren, as the reigning champion, in 2007, ended disastrously and lasted only one season after defeat by

Zak Brown has told Fernando Alonso that if he wants another shot at the Indianapolis 500, he needs only knock on his door. McLaren has regularly run an extra car in its Indianapolis 500 programme, paving the way for Alonso, and more recently Juan Pablo Montoya, Tony Kanaan and Kyle Larson, to appear in the

F1 legend Fernando Alonso has been tipped for an IndyCar return, with McLaren boss Zak Brown stating that he will ‘continue to bug’ the two-time world champion. Alonso previously attempted to win the Indy500 in 2017, 2019 and 2020, but failed on all three occasions. The Spaniard has since focused on F1, returning to the sport in 2021 and

Two of Formula 1’s most compelling figures, Alonso and Verstappen, share striking similarities that go beyond the racetrack, according to Alonso himself. Fernando Alonso sees himself reflected in Verstappen through their early rapid rises in F1, both joining the sport at young ages with relatively short junior careers. Alonso debuted at 19 with Minardi in 2001, while Verstappen started even younger at

Fernando Alonso has been reflecting on Adrian Newey’s input after taking the designer’s debut Aston Martin car for its first laps during the Barcelona Shakedown, with the Spaniard admitting that Newey is “always teaching us something”. While many teams started their programmes earlier in the week during the five-day event – with each squad permitted