By this stage the upper hand seemed to be favouring Red Bull’s Mark Webber and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, before Alonso hit his stride with three wins in four races (Italy, Singapore and Korea), However, it was form mirrored by the rapidly advancing Sebastian Vettel in the Renault-powered Red Bull, setting up a tense threw-way title finale in favour of Alonso (246), Webber (238) and Vettel (231). Alonso entered the Indy 500 in 2017 and 2020, and failed to qualify in 2019, but will not be competing in the event while he is contracted to Alpine's F1 operation. The role earned him a test and reserve driver role, which saw him get behind the wheel of an F1 car during private outings. become more pre-occupied with its 2021 efforts. He had originally been due to drive in 2011, but Renault’s implication in ‘crashgate’ saw it withdraw full-factory backing from what would be a part-privately funded 2010 effort, allowing Alonso to be released from his contract. Destroying Marques and then Alex Yoong (who replaced Marques for the final events) in terms of raw pace by out-quaifying them 16 to 1, Alonso’s average starting position was between 17th and 18th of 22 despite having comfortably the least competitive car on the grid. Hamilton: I don't know where that time came from! F1's track limits confusion explained after Bahrain GP, How Hamilton beat Verstappen with a slower car at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Although victory was always unlikely in his uncompetitve McLaren, it means -- unless he returns to F1 -- he leaves the sport having never claim a win at what he regularly cites as one of his favourite circuits on the calendar. Alpine issued a statement on Thursday evening saying that Alonso was "conscious and well in … That move closed things up again at the front with Alonso winning only once more all year, but a crucial engine failure while leading for Schumacher during the penultimate round in Japan meant the Spanaird needed just a single point to wrap up the title in the finale. Strained relationships became irreparable between Alonso and McLaren, leading to the two parties to conclude their partnership just one year into the three-year deal. “Fernando is conscious and well in himself and is awaiting further medical examinations tomorrow morning.” Making his F1 debut in 2001, Alonso has competed in 17 F1 seasons and started 311 races, placing him third on the all-time list behind Kimi Raikkonen (329) and Rubens Barrichello (322), the latter of which he is set to surpass in 2021. He became the youngest driver to win an F1 World Championship since Emerson Fittipaldi, while it marked Renault’s first F1 title as a constructor. On Alonso’s return for Round 2, the Spaniard found a car that wasn’t notably quicker or more reliable, making the prospect of points increasingly fanciful. Becoming frustrated with his waning F1 fortunes, Alonso instead looked towards glory elsewhere in 2017 leading to an unconventional decision to enter the Indianapolis 500 with Andretti Autosport in pursuit of the fabled ‘Triple Crown’ - victories in the Indy 500, F1 Monaco GP and the Le Mans 24 Hours. With Minardi seeking new drivers for its 2000 F1 campaign under new owner Paul Stoddart and a chance to secure some much needed pre-season publicity for his European Aviation company, Alonso was promoted to F1 after only two seasons of car competition, thus becoming the third youngest driver to start an F1 race at 19 years and 218 days. According to McLaren, the crash was caused by an 'unpredictable gust of wind' and an exhaustive trawl of the data from Alonso's car didn't detect … With rivals wary that Renault had artificially engineer a deliberately timed crash to assist Alonso, it wasn’t until the following year that the allegations were proven when Piquet Jr - scorned at losing his seat mid-season due to disappointing results - revealed he had been asked to crash intentionally. Rejecting an offer from Honda and Red Bull - which was about to kick-start what would go on to become a dominant era for the team - Alonso stayed with Renault for the 2009 F1 season, which in turn saw the introduction of vastly different technical regulations designed to slow the cars and make them more affordable. As such, he found himself circulating in seventh and unable to get past a slower but stubborn Vitaly Petrov in the top speed superior Renault, with an agitated Alonso famously taking to the radio to convey his frustration at a title slipping through his grasp. With Hamilton emerging as a title contender, Alonso’s assumed No.1 status within the team was weakened and results appeared to suffer, with the Spaniard blaming a lack of attention on him relative to the McLaren protege. After rumours of significant issues in development, Honda’s problems were laid embarrassingly bare during pre-season when it repeatedly broke down. With McLaren and Honda ending its tempestous partnership at the conclusion of the 2017 F1 season, Alonso chose to remain on board in the hope a switch to Renault power would rervive beleaguered British team. He ended the season ninth overall, vastly better than either Piquet Jr and Romain Grosjean - who replaced the Brazilian mid-season - after neither driver scored a point. Long before the conclusion of the 2009 F1 season, it was confirmed Alonso would be join Ferrari for the 2010 F1 season, replacing Kimi Raikkonen, who had become disillusioned with the sport and had chosen to pursue a career in rallying. Alonso couldn’t take advantage though, his third place finish allowing the race-winning Raikkonen to leapfrog both and clinch the title by a single point. With regulation tweaks - no tyre changes - suiting the Michelin-shod teams over the Bridgestone tyres used by Ferrari, Renault and McLaren subsequently emerged as the cars to beat during the 2005 F1 season with Alonso engaging in a fierce duel with Kimi Raikkonen for the title, while Michael Schumacher was forced into a watching brief. Angering Ron Dennis, the FIA duly acted against Alonso and gave him a five-place grid penalty. Let's overreact to the Bahrain GP: Did Aston waste its money on Vettel? In addition to his F1 exploits, Alonso - already a Monaco Grand Prix winner - sought to become only the driver driver (afte Graham Hill) to achieve the fabled ‘Triple Crown’ of victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours - which he achieved in 2018 and 2019 - and the Indianapolis 500, an endeavour that he didn’t achieve in three attempts thus far. With a moderately more competitive and reliable McLaren-Honda MP4-31 under him, Alonso enjoyed a more fruitful 2016 F1 campaign even if the team remained mired in the mid-to-lower mid-field fighting in the lower reach of the points. Swiftly impressing with success at local and national level before going on to succeed on the world stage (third in the CIK-FIA series in 1996 after against older rivals), enough to earn him a ‘winged’ car racing debut in 1999 aged only 17. Indeed, while the Ferrari power unit was fairly reliable it was outclassed by the superior unit from Mercedes. However, Alonso found his stride thereafter and topped the podium in four of the final six races, with his win in the Valencia showdown seeing him come from three points behind to win the title by seven points. (CNN) Two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso has undergone a "successful corrective operation" on a fracture of his upper jaw after being involved in a cycling accident … With the Ferrari proving quick in pre-season testing, Alonso emerged as the early title favourite, a status he furthered with a victory on his debut with the Scuderia in Bahrain. However, Ferrari found itself behind its rivals in terms of power unit performance with the team forced back into the upper mid-field, rather than challenging for wins. Fernando Alonso crash: F1 star 'conscious and well' in hospital say Alpine after accident Fernando Alonso is awaiting medical examinations after being involved in a road accident in Switzerland. “Alpine F1 Team can confirm that Fernando Alonso has been involved in a road accident while cycling in Switzerland,” a statement from Alpine reads. Dubbed ‘crashgate’, Renault originally contested the claims before withdrawing them with Renault boss Flavio Briatore and engineer Pat Symonds charged with conspiracy and race fixing, prompting them to resign. It will the first time Alonso has competed in F1 since 2018 when he concluded an unhappy four-year tenure with McLaren that failed to meet the expectations of his previous race-winning days at Renault, a Mercedes-partnered McLaren and Ferrari. Ex-Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso has emerged unhurt from a crash in practice for the Indianapolis 500. WIth only one points’ finish from the last eight races, it was evident Alonso was becoming disillusioned with F1 and disappointed McLaren didn’t take a discernible step forward without Honda, led him to look elsewhere for 2019. With no F1 drive in 2019, Alonso resumed with McLaren, this time going it largely alone with ex-Force India boss Bob Fernley in charge, for a second tilt at the Indy 500. F1 approves qualifying sprint race for three 2021 events, The blame game: Analysis of the Bottas-Russell clash and what happens next, Russell apologises to Bottas in social media post, Hamilton fights back from spin to finish second, Bottas and Russell out after massive collision, Wolff: Russell lost sight of bigger picture in Bottas clash, Russell asked Bottas: 'Are you trying to kill us both? Indeed, while nine podiums in total allowed Alonso to notch up the runners-up spot for the third time in four years, he was becoming frustrated at Ferrari’s inability to penetrate Red Bull’s stranglehold on the world title with relations reportedly cool between himself and top management. More wins followed in the Sebring 12 Hours and a second Spa 6 Hours, earning the trio the WEC title before returning to Le Mans and winning the blue riband race for a second time. He is the founder and brand ambassador of fashio retailer Kimoa and has set up a junior team that competes in karting, Spanish F4 and the Formula Renault Eurocup named FA Racing. 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Replacing the Ferrari-bound Kimi Raikkonen - who had replaced Schumacher -, Alonso was once again placed ion direct competition with the Finn as he attempted to become only the eighth driver to win titles with two different teams. However, this didn’t stop him becoming vociferous in his criticism of the Honda power unit - partricularly an obvious disparity in top speed compared with rivals - famously branding it a ‘GP2 engine’ during the firm’s home Japanese Grand Prix when he was being easily overtaken. 1. Le double champion du monde espagnol a été renversé par une voiture lors d'une sortie à vélo en Suisse ce jeudi 11 février. While McLaren was stripped of its points in the constructors’ standiongs, the drivers were unaffected with the title fight coming down to a dramatic finale between Alonso, Hamilton and Raikkonen. Competing in the inaugural rally raid to be held in Saudi Arabia, Alonso suffered mechanical issues and a roll but made it to the finish in 13th, with a best stage finish of second position. After leaving F1 in 2018, Alonso competed in the IndyCar Series, Le Mans' 24-hour race and the Dakar Rally where he emerged unscathed from a crash … That lifted Hamilton into pole, which he subsequently converted into a victory. The two-time world champion is "conscious and well in himself" … The early impressions, Hamilton urges Bottas F1 critics to “give him a break” amid Russell swap rumour, Perez still relying on Verstappen for Red Bull F1 setup guidance, Leclerc has no plans to change F1 approach after “inconsistent” Portuguese GP, Video: F1 news round up - The biggest stories of the week. Two-time F1 world champion Alonso was involved in an accident whilst out riding on the outskirts of Lugano on Thursday around lunchtime, leaving the Spaniard hospitalised. That pushed Alonso into Charles Leclerc, with the orange car spectacularly crashing over the Sauber. Alonso was taken to hospital following the accident, but is conscious and “well in himself” according to a statement from the Alpine F1 squad. Alonso was taken to hospital following the accident, but is conscious and “well in himself” according to a statement from the Alpine F1 squad. However, they would prove his only successes of the year (and his last victory in F1 as of March 2021) before Vettel’s ten wins in the final 11 races put significant air between himself and Alonso. However, with Briatore eager to hone Alonso’s skills he was instead charged with intensive development work in a test driver role for the year. Competing under the McLaren Honda Andretti banner, Alonso was something of a revelation and battled it out up at the front of the field for the majority of the race, nosing into the lead on four occasions and leading a total of 24 laps, before an engine failure with 21 laps to go ended his hopes. The move was replayed again and again in Spain and brought some excitement to … Chasing down a pack of cars, Alonso dropped a wheel onto the concrete on the inside of turn four and slid helplessly into the unforgiving walls that surround the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fernando Alonso - Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 [2019], Hamilton and Verstappen respond to Mercedes-Red Bull F1 engine staff transfers, What do F1’s drivers make of Barcelona’s new Turn 10? Instead, Alonso suffered for a poor start from the second row and then - like Webber - struggled to make headway on fading rubber, unlike lesser fancied rivals that had jumped him during the pit-stop window. However, while the MP4-33 was certainly more of a match for the mid-field runners and Alonso was competitive with top eight results in the opening five races - including a fifth place finish in the season opening Australian Grand Prix - the fact Honda’s new partners Toro Rosso were quickly able to pick up points finishes raised murmurings the engine supplier was not the sole reason for McLaren’s ills. Issues worsened when Alonso was involved in a curious accident which speared him into the wall at an unusual point on the circuit. Alonso - still only 18 - joined the well-established Team Astromega for 2000, which in turn aligned him with F1 outfit Minardi which had come on as partners and ran in the same Telefonica-backed yellow livery. Fernando Alonso regards his No.14 race number - which he has used throughout his career - as his ‘lucky number’ and has used it since karting, His driving style is widely celebrated among peers and commentators alike, Alonso considered to be a master of extracting the best of his machinery and has only once been out-scored by a team-mate (Jenson Button in 2015). Alonso crashes in Indy 500 practice Veteran Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso has become the first driver to crash at the 2020 running of the Indianapolis 500. SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Fernando Alonso's Belgian Grand Prix ended in a terrifying crash similar to the incident at the same circuit which cost him the 2012 world championship. Alonso did complete the 10th stage, but the accident set him and Coma back by over an hour The two-time F1 world champion in the car without a windscreen due to the sand dune crash The move came with full backing from McLaren, which released him from duties of competing in the Monaco Grand Prix as a result (more below). Fernando Alonso, the Formula 1 champion from Spain was injured in a crash, but he isn’t dead, according to his team, confirming reports in Spanish and Italian media.. Alonso won his first race in the Mercededs-powered car during Round 2 in Malaysia, following it up with success in Monaco but mid-season found himself overshadowed by his precocious new team-mate. However, after Hamilton fluffed his chance of a record title win by sliding off into retirement during the previous Chinese GP, gearbox issues ultimately slowed him Brazil as he laboured to seventh. Regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all-time, double world champion Fernando Alonso makes a sensational return to F1 after two years out of the top flight, racing for the Alpine F1 Team in the 2021 F1 World Championship, the new name for the erstwhile Renault F1 Team. However, it suffered for the set-up’s inexperience with a catalogue of issues afflicting him, most embarrassingly a failure to convert inches to the metric system meaning his car was too low during a pivotal qualifying run that prevented him from making the cut for the race. Alonso escaped unhurt after crashing into a wall. Fernando Alonso will need further surgery this winter on the jaw fracture he suffered in a recent cycling accident, but says his Formula 1 efforts will be unaffected. The simmering inter-team tensions boiled over during a dramatic Hungarian Grand Prix when Alonso and Hamitlon pitted for fresh tyres prior to a final push for pole. 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With the Renault proving competitive on Michelin rubber, Alonso was rhe revelation of the season and quickly proved a frontrunner despite his year out of competition, proving quicker than more experienced team-mate Jarno Trulli. After Hamilton ignored an earlier order to swap positions on track, putting them out of sequence, Alonso tactically waited in his pit-box ahead of the Briton before pulling away, meaning he got around to complete his pole-winning final lap, while Hamilton couldn’t get around quick enough to start his lap. Alonso prepared for his round-the-clock adventure at Le Mans by entering the 2018 Daytona 24 Hours, which uses LMP2-style prototype regulations. The violence of the crash ripped much of the engine cover off the side of the McLaren. With Porsche’s exit making Toyota the sole remaining full-factory LMP1 effort, Alonso - together with co-drivers Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakjima - was almost entirely engaged in a two-way battle between themselves and the sister car of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, with the privateer LMP1 entries at Le Mans lapping around four seconds a lap slower. A statement from his team said: “Alpine F1 Team can confirm that Fernando Alonso has been involved in a road accident while cycling in Switzerland. With Claire Williams gone, what next for women in Formula One? The race stewards will investigate the incident after the race. He has also competed in the Dakar Rally, won the Daytona 24 Hours sportscar race and is an FIA World Endurance Champion. That incident is usually seen as the one which cost him in that year's fight with Sebastian Vettel, which he narrowly lost at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. With Alpine not expecting to challenge for the title in 2021, it is set to siphon significant time, money and development into the fresh project with help from an experienced Alonso, a move that it is tipped could be transformative for the well-funded outfit if Mercedes and Red Bull et al. That was in the days before the Halo cockpit protection device and Grosjean's car came inches away from hitting Alonso's head. Extending his contract with Ferrari for another three seasons, Alonso re-engaged in a season-long dual with Vettel once more, whose Red Bull had been reined in by the switch to higher-degradation Pirelli tyres which led to a record seven different race winners from the opening seven rounds. After Alonso won on his WEC debut in the Spa 6 Hours, he - along with Buemi and Nakajima - successfully translated that into a win from pole position in France. “Alpine F1 Team can confirm that Fernando Alonso has been involved in a road accident while cycling in Switzerland,” a statement from Alpine reads. Alonso embarks on his first home race since 2018 this weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.. Alonso won the hearts of his nation when he became the first Spaniard to win an F1 … With the decision coming relatively late in the day in the context of of the ‘silly season’, Alonso resumed relations with Renault for the 2008 F1 season, itself looking to revive its fortunes after a disappointing 2007 campaign in the wake of its talisman’s exit. F1 video: McLaren versus Ferrari in battle over P3? Out-qualified by Felipe Massa in all but three races, Alonso nonetheless had the measure of his team-mate in race conditions, going on to finish fourth overall behind Vettel, Button and Webber. Eventually Alonso cracked the top ten with a tenth place finish at Silverstone, which he followed up with a run to fifth in the Hungarian Grand Prix where the lack of straights and car friendly wet conditions allowed him to make the most of high attrition to scale the field. And could Ferrari spring a surprise? EN VIDEO - F1 : Alonso sort indemne d’un effrayant crash 20/03/2016 à 10h05 Fernando Alonso (McLaren-Honda) - L’Espagnol Fernando (McLaren-Honda) a été … Fernando Alonso's Belgian Grand Prix ended in a terrifying crash similar to the incident at the same circuit which cost him the 2012 world championship. The crash eliminated all three involved from the race immediately. Alonso has also competed in the gruelling Dakar Rally, entering the 2020 event in a Toyota with experienced multiple winner Marc Coma acting as co-driver. Beginning the year as a favourite to defend his title, Alonso faced up to a more formidable foe in Michael Schumacher, buoyed by a much improved Ferrari machine. Instead he came up against an unexpected challenge from his new rookie team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who quickly lived up to a fearsome reputation carved through the junior ranks by reeling off a series of podiums before winning two races on the trot in Canada and the United States. While Raikkonen was arguably the quicker of the two during the second-half of the year, he suffered for a frailer McLaren, allowing Alonso to coast to the title with two rounds to spare, totalling seven wins from 19 races, plus podiums in all but three races. However, it didn’t take long for issues to emerge, Honda very publicly proving other teams’ claims the V6 Hybrid architecture - while clever - was complicated and costly to produce from scratch. However, Renault failed to make anticipated gains over the winter and the RS28, while competitive in the hands of Alonso especially couldn’t mount a challenge to McLaren, Ferrari and BMW. Despite this, Alonso kept his win, which was ironically followed by another achieved on merit in conventional circumstances at the Fuji Speedway, which coupled to a this podium of the year in the Interlagos finale elevated him up the order to end the year fifth overall. Having left McLaren under something of a cloud in 2007, Alonso returned with renewed optimism courtesy of its new tie-up with Honda, which evoked memories of their devastating dominance with the likes of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost between 1988 and 1992. Marty & McGee drive an Aston Martin through LA ... what could go wrong? While the Indy 500 continues to elude his Triple Crown attempts, Alonso has now added Le Mans 24 Hous glory to his roster with overall wins in 2019 and 2020. Despite ongoing rumours that he would seek a way of his McLaren deal, Alonso stayed on board for 2017 in the wake of Zak Brown coming on board as CEO after Ron Dennis was forced out of the company in 2016. VIDEO: What next for Pierre Gasly’s future in F1? However, after landing on the podium at the penultimate Hungaroring round, he wrapped up the year with a win from pole position at the esteemed Spa-Francorchamps, lifting him to fourth in the overall standings behind only Bruno Junqueira (who famously lost out to Jenson Button for a Wiliams F1 drive for 2000), the experienced Nicolas Minassian and Mark Webber, who despite his rookie status was already a seasoned international sportscar racer. However, with Honda under pressure from McLaren - with whom relations had now become strained - to focus on improving performance, it instead had the effect of hampering reliability with Alonso enduring arguably an even tougher season than in 2015 coloured by 11 DNFs from 20 races. Incroyable : le pilote de Formule 1 Fernando Alonso est sorti indemne d'un impressionnant crash lors du Grand Prix d'Australie ce dimanche 20 mars. Up against more seasoned competitors, Alonso would emerge as the revelation of the F3000 season even if it took until round seven of ten in Austria for him to get on the scoreboard, the legacy of the series featuring only a single race each weekend and mirroring F1 by scoring only the top six finishers. Eventually, however, Vettel got to grips with the Pirelli architecture and assisted by a streak of four late season wins headed into the final three events back ahead by ten points. Beginning the year with nine podiums in the opening nine races - including six victories - Alonso established a sizeable lead over Schumacher, prompting the FIA to look closely at his dominance, leading to a ban of the Renault R26’s mass damper. With Vettel’s title marking the start of his and Red Bull’s era in the final years of the V8 architecture, Alonso found himself battle for the best of the rest in 2011. Onboard camera showed Alonso's car flying onto and over the cockpit of Leclerc's car, now protected by the Halo device. 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During the angry exchanges between Alonso and Dennis post-qualifying the Spaniard embroiled himself in the ongoing ‘spygate’ scandal which alleged McLaren employee Mike Coghlan had been in contact with Ferrari’s Nigel Stepney with regards to the theft of intellectual property. Starting Round 2 of the season in Malaysia from pole position - in so doing becoming the youngest driver to do so - and finishing on the podium in only his 19th GP start, Alonso ensured Renault could take the fight to Ferrari, Williams and McLaren.
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