Formula 1 told drivers it will reconsider the safety and security of all its events following the missile attack near the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
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Reaching Q3 is a “relief” for Alpine says Alonso as he urges development push
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says qualifying in the top 10 for the first race of the new season was a “relief” for Alpine.
Alpine end test early after hydraulic problem stops Alonso
2022 F1 season
Posted onAlpine have ended their participation in the first pre-season test with half a day still to run after a technical problem stopped Fernando Alonso’s car on Friday morning.
Vettel will boycott Russian GP: “It’s wrong to race in that country”
2022 F1 season
Posted onSebastian Vettel has challenged Formula 1 bosses not to go ahead with this year’s Russian Grand Prix, saying he will not take part in the race following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
‘Congratulations to Max but I feel for Lewis’: Drivers’ takes on the title-decider
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onThe remarkable scenes that saw Max Verstappen claim his first world championship title and the controversy prompted strong reactions from drivers across the motorsport world.
Alonso wants stewards to “show a yellow or red card” for qualifying incidents
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says F1’s rules aren’t being enforced as strictly as when he left the sport in 2018 and wants harsher penalties for incidents in qualifying.
Mercedes deserve constructors title but Max is “driving a step ahead of us” – Alonso
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen deserves to win the drivers championship this year, says Fernando Alonso, while Mercedes should take the constructors’ title.
Verstappen’s rivals don’t share his concerns over “fake” Drive to Survive
2021 United States Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen’s rival Formula 1 drivers don’t share his concerns over how the sport is portrayed in popular Netflix series Drive to Survive.
What Alonso got right – and wrong – with ‘different rules for different people’ claim
2021 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso may have had a point about the lack of consistency in F1 penalty decisions but are there really “different rules for different people”?
Drivers to ask Masi why Alonso and Norris went unpunished for “very clear” incidents
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris and Fernando Alonso’s rivals want to know why they avoided significant penalties for seemingly straightforward violations in the last two rounds.
Should Gasly have been penalised for first-corner tangle with Alonso?
Penalty Box
Posted onWere the stewards right to give Pierre Gasly a five-second time penalty, and two penalty points on his licence, for knocking Fernando Alonso into a spin at the first corner?
Alonso collects two penalty points after Schumacher clash
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso has been given two penalty points on his licence for colliding with Mick Schumacher during the Turkish Grand Prix.
Unseen near-miss with Alonso cost Ocon a place in Q3
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon abandoned his final flying lap in Q2 after running wide and almost hitting team mate Fernando Alonso.
Perez will ‘treat Hamilton like any other rival’ in race
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez says he won’t go to special lengths to keep his team mate Max Verstappen’s championship rival Lewis Hamilton behind him in today’s Turkish Grand Prix.
Alonso avoids penalty for yellow flag incident in Q1
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onThe Turkish Grand Prix stewards have decided not to penalise Fernando Alonso after investigating whether the Alpine driver failed to respect double waved yellow flags during qualifying.
Reaction to turn two move reveals “different rules for different people” – Alonso
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says the scrutiny of his manoeuvre at the start of the last round in Russia shows different drivers and nationalities do not get the same treatment in Formula 1.
The grey area Alonso exploited with his first-lap corner-cut at Sochi
2021 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso’s early decision to drive through the turn two run-off area on the first lap at Sochi paid off.
“We never get lucky” rues Alonso after losing podium finish
2021 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso said his Alpine team deserved a podium finish in the Russian Grand Prix after running third in the closing stages of the race.
Alonso expects to slip from sixth to his car’s “natural position” in race
2021 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso predicts it will be challenging to finish as high as he has qualified for today’s Russian Grand Prix.
Hamilton-Verstappen crash was ‘a racing incident, no danger’ – Alonso
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso said he saw no malicious intent and no danger in the collision between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at Monza.