The 2022 season hasn’t gone according to ‘El Plan’ for Fernando Alonso so far. But the two-times world champion doesn’t look ready to hang up his helmet yet.
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Did the stewards handle Alonso’s chicane cutting incidents in Miami correctly?
Penalty Box
Posted onFernando Alonso was investigated twice for cutting the turn 14-15 chicane in the Miami Grand Prix and penalised once. Did the stewards call it right?
Alpine complain they had no say over penalty which cost Alonso points
2022 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine CEO Laurent Rossi has complained the team was not allowed to dispute the penalty which cost Fernando Alonso a points finish in the Miami Grand Prix.
Why Ocon said Alpine’s radio order to help Alonso was “not possible” to obey
2022 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon was unwilling to follow Alpine’s order to back off at the end of the Miami Grand Prix to minimise the impact of his team mate’s five-second penalty.
Miami track ‘really cool’ but surface ‘must change for next year’, F1 drivers say
2022 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers are unimpressed with Miami’s track surface and turn 14 barrier but otherwise largely praised the circuit’s layout.
‘Just a small kiss from Mick completely destroyed our car’ – Alonso
2022 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso was left to rue more misfortune after retiring early from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix with damage.
Alonso finds little joy in sprint race fights against much quicker cars
2022 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso said there was little enjoyment to be had from his fights with other drivers in Saturday’s sprint race as most were able to pass him easily in quicker cars.
Alonso “speechless” after missed chance for podium finish
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says Alpine missed a chance to score a podium finish in Australia after a series of misfortunes.
Alonso fears hydraulic failure in qualifying has cost him podium chance
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso said a hydraulic problem on his car caused his crash during Q3 while he was challenging for pole position.
Alonso and Tsunoda make final penalty-free power unit changes at third round
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso and Yuki Tsunoda will both move to a third power unit as practice for the Australian Grand Prix begins on Friday.
F1 ‘promised drivers it will reconsider safety of all events’ after Jeddah missile attack
2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 told drivers it will reconsider the safety and security of all its events following the missile attack near the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
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.