Lance Stroll will take a three place grid penalty for next weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix after the stewards found him to blame for his race-ending crash with Fernando Alonso.
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Stroll says he gave Alonso “plenty of room” in race-ending collision
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll said he left Fernando Alonso enough toom to avoid a collision when the pair made contact during the United States Grand Prix, triggering a spectacular crash.
F1 cars ‘would be bouncing eight metres in the air’ if COTA hadn’t been resurfaced
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onCOTA’s notorious bumps have improved this year, Formula 1 drivers say, but their stiffer cars will make the race as uncomfortable as ever.
Alpine were “over-optimistic” about car’s performance after Japanese GP – Alonso
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso believes Alpine were too optimistic about their car’s performance following a disappointing qualifying session for the team yesterday.
“What a mistake. What are you doing?” Inside Alonso and Vettel’s Suzuka battle
2022 Japanese GP team radio transcript
Posted onSebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso’s radio messages reveal how their race-long scrap at Suzuka was decided by just a hundredth of a second.
Alonso and Hamilton praise newcomer De Vries after qualifying debut
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onNyck de Vries earned the praise of two Formula 1 world champions after his impressive debut in qualifying at Monza today.
Alonso pleased to gain a place from Ferrari again after “70 qualifying laps” at Zandvoort
2022 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso said his run to sixth place in the Dutch Grand Prix was “one of his best” performances of the year.
Alonso: Hamilton collision was the same as his clash with Rosberg in 2014
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso said Lewis Hamilton “thought that I was not there anymore” when the pair collided on the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix.
“Nice to know how he feels about me” says Hamilton as Alonso calls him “idiot” over crash
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said he took responsibility for his collision with Fernando Alonso because “that’s what adults do” after his rival branded him an “idiot” for the collision.
Aston Martin “seemed to really want me” compared to Alpine – Alonso
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says he grabbed the opportunity to join Aston Martin as the team appeared eager to sign him while he got a “strange feeling”.
Alonso will see out Aston Martin’s five-year plan to fight for championships – Krack
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onAston Martin expect new signing Fernando Alonso will remain with them long enough to fight for the world championship.
Piastri’s F1 promotion in 2023 seems assured, but not necessarily at Alpine
2022 F1 season
Posted onHas Fernando Alonso’s exit from Alpine opened the door for Oscar Piastri, or will the team continue to explore other options for their junior driver?
Paddock Diary: 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Hungarian Grand Prix weekend began with the bombshell news of Sebastian Vettel’s retirement and ended with a clue to his replacement.
Alonso to join Aston Martin in 2023 on “multi-year” deal
2023 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso has pounced on the opportunity to join Aston Martin for 2023, taking the seat vacated by Sebastian Vettel.
Alonso prioritises new Alpine deal over replacing Vettel at Aston Martin
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says he is more interested in extending his stay at his current team next year than taking Sebastian Vettel’s place at Aston Martin.
Race directors’ talk was “very useful” for drivers to understand penalties – Sainz
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers praised the steps taken by the series’ race directors to explain recent penalty decisions in a meeting on Friday.
Alonso worried by half-second gap to Norris’s “unreachable” McLaren
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso admitted he was concerned to find himself so far behind Lando Norris’s McLaren after qualifying for the French Grand Prix.
“Oh, so unlucky!” How Alonso’s cursed Austrian Grand Prix unfolded on his radio
2022 Austrian GP team radio transcript
Posted onFernando Alonso bemoaned his strategy and cursed his misfortune on the radio in Austria – but he also chose his words carefully when he needed to.
Alonso avoids penalty after driving a lap on loose wheel as FIA rules pit stop was ‘normal’
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso kept his 10th place and point after the stewards ruled his team did not send his car onto the track in an unsafe condition following a pit stop.
Alonso expected penalty for Leclerc and promotion to fourth place
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso expected to be promoted to fourth place in the classification for the British Grand Prix because he thought Charles Leclerc would be given a penalty.