Fernando Alonso has promised retribution for those who spread rumours that heâs considering leaving Aston Martin in a bid for Sergio PĂ©rezâs seat at Red Bull Racing.
The days between the Mexico City Grand Prix and the sport arriving in Brazil have been gripped by wild and highly speculative rumours about a shock driver market twist to come in the final weeks of the season.
The rumour mill was set off by respected Spanish journalist Albert Fabrega, who mysteriously tweeted on Sunday night: âI donât want to believe the rumour that they have told me now in the paddock. No.â
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSFernando Alonso says heâs been enjoying being âactive and ironicâ on social media amid online gossip that heâs in a relationship with Taylor Swift.
The internet has been ablaze with unverified rumours that the two-time champion has been dating the 12-time Grammy winner. Rather than ignore or rebuff the rumours, Alonso took to social media to post a video of himself winking at the camera to the backing track of Swiftâs song Karma and with the caption ârace week era,â an apparent reference to the singerâs Eras tour.
Asked about how he had reacted to the sudden boom in international interest, Alonso said he took it as a sign that the sport was able to attract new fans if it played its cards right online.
Fernando Alonso topped a rain-affected second practice session at the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Ferrariâs Charles Leclerc.
After a sunny and reasonably warm first practice hour, Melbourne turned cool and overcast in time for the final session, and light rain drops as pit lane opened made clear the threat of rain.
The ambient temperature was just 61 degrees F, with the track barely warmer at 80 degrees F, and both were dropping as the weather changed.
Continue reading on RACERFernando Alonso beat Max Verstappen to top spot in final practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix to set up an intriguing qualifying hour.
Alonso and Verstappen traded fastest sectors in the final 10 minutes of the session, with both unwrapping a new set of soft tires at roughly the same time, facilitating a direct comparison.
Verstappen had the upper hand in the first two sectors, but a snap of oversteer in the final corner ceded the advantage to Alonso, who snatched top spot by just 0.005s.
Continue reading on RACERThe Aston Martin hype train is gathering an alarming amount of speed just one day into the season proper.
The speculation began during the off-season with whispers of powerful numbers emanating from the wind tunnel.
Fernando Alonsoâs performance during pre-season testing got the paddockâs attention with some remarkable long-run demonstrations.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSFernando Alonso beat the Red Bull Racing drivers to the top spot in second practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix in another tantalizing glimpse of Aston Martinâs potential. The Spaniard hustled his AMR22 to a best time of 1m 30.907s, pipping Max Verstappen by 0.169s. Sergio Perez was a further 0.002s back in third.
Alonso and Verstappen also looked closely matched on long-run pace, which dominated the only practice session of the weekend run in representative night-time conditions â although most teams burned through their stocks of the soft tire to keep their two sets of the more durable hard rubber for Sundayâs race.
As much as it was good news for Aston Martin, Red Bull Racing didnât look as settled as it did at last weekendâs test.
Continue reading on RACERDespite the huge history and immense complexity of Formula 1 as a sport, sometimes it seems like nothing riles up F1 fans more than docudrama series Drive to Survive.
You either love it or loathe it. Either you binged it all on Friday night or you refuse to watch it. The drama is either a bit of fun or deeply disrespectful.
Whatever your personal taste, thereâs no doubting its influence.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSEsteban Ocon says heâs glad to see Fernando Alonso leave Alpine after having to bear more than his fair share of the load alongside the decorated Spaniard.
Alonso returned to Formula 1 after a two-year sabbatical as the French teamâs star signing to replace Daniel Ricciardo. The two-time championâs signature was considered a signal of intent that Alpine expected to maintain its forward momentum as it rebuilt itself into a race-winning force.
But hosting the notoriously prickly Spaniard hasnât always made for smooth sailing at Enstone.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSThe 2022 championship fight has been straightforward in every way its predecessor season wasnât, with the racing on track largely uncontroversial and the aggro of 2021 almost entirely absent, with only the cost cap fracas briefly disturbing the peace.
But that only rings true if you look exclusively at the battle up front.
Just behind the frontrunning pack, the battle for fourth is anything but quiet.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSFernando Alonso topped a soaking-wet first practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix that ended with a heavy Mick Schumacher crash at the esses.
Suzuka had been drenched by showers from early in the morning, and less than half the field completed more than 10 laps in the sopping 60-minute session.
Kevin Magnussen was the first out after five minutes along with local favorite Yuki Tsunoda, but drivers were slow to brave the full-wet conditions. Only as the rain began to ease did a gaggle of cars join the circuit, in turn helping to disperse the worst of the standing water.
Continue reading on RACERFernando Alonso has beaten Pierre Gasly to top spot in a soaking-wet final practice at the Canadian Grand Prix.
After a dry and warm Friday, Formula 1 woke up to a drenched circuit on Saturday morning. Only the wet tire would do for the first 45 minutes of FP3.
With an ambient temperature of just 53 degrees F and the track temperature barely 10 degrees higher, the blue-marked rubber was taking three to four laps to come up to temperature and deliver lap time.
Continue reading on RACEROffering Aussie Formula 2 champion Oscar Piastri to McLaren as a reserve driver was a sign of goodwill from his Alpine Formula 1 team ahead of an uncertain future on the sidelines, according to Sky Sports F1 pundit Ted Kravitz.
Alpine announced during the final three days of testing that it would offer its rising star to McLaren in the event either Lando Norris or Daniel Ricciardo were unable to compete and if existing reserves Nyck de Vries, Stoffel Vandoorne and Paul di Resta were unavailable.
The announcement was unrelated to Ricciardoâs COVID diagnosis, and the McLaren driver is expected to be in the car for this weekendâs first race.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSFernando Alonso has topped a warm final practice at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix while stewards investigations into Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen remains unresolved just hours before the sprint.
Alonso was 0.864s quicker than the under-investigation Verstappen at the top of the order, but his best lap of 1m11.238s was substantially off the pace of either session on Friday. FP2 during sprint weekends is run under parc ferme conditions, confining its usefulness to long runs rather than ultimate pace or set-up changes.
Verstappen was summoned to the stewards in the hours before final practice began for touching Lewis Hamiltonâs rear wing after qualifying, an apparent breach of the FIA international sporting code, but no decision had been made before the end of practice.
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