Lance Stroll acknowledged he needs to cut his lap time deficit to team mate Fernando Alonso in their second season as team mates.
Fernando Alonso articles archive
Alonso calls for more testing but Perez sees “no time” in 24-race season
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso “cannot understand” why Formula 1 insists on just three days of pre-season testing before the start of the new season.
‘I’m the only champion available for 2025 – and a fast world champion’ – Alonso
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso says he could race in F1 until the age of 50. But he will decide how far he wants to go before committing to a team for 2025.
Alonso: Hamilton could be the ingredient Ferrari need to win championships
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso expects Lewis Hamilton to raise Ferrari to a more competitive level when he joins the team next year.
What Hamilton can learn from previous champions’ frustrations at Ferrari
Formula 1
Posted onFerrari haven’t taken a driver to the title since Lewis Hamilton’s rookie season. How can he succeed where Fernando Alonso and the rest failed?
Extending career to Madrid GP may be ‘a challenge’ for Alonso – Domenicali
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Extending career to Madrid GP ‘a challenge’ for Alonso • Alfa Romeo boss rules out Le Mans • Andretti’s Indy 500 return confirmed
The F1 records Hamilton, Alonso, Verstappen and others can set in 2024
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso should make his 400th start, Lewis Hamilton is heading for 200 podiums – and Max Verstappen could set a surprising record.
2023 Formula 1 driver rankings #2: Fernando Alonso
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso shocked the paddock in 2022 by announcing his move to Aston Martin for this season. It was his best career move for a decade.
22 telling stats on every driver from the 2023 Formula 1 season
Formula 1
Posted onWe dug into the data and unearthed a revealing statistic about each of the 22 drivers who contested this year’s 22 rounds.
Alonso expects stronger 2024 at Aston Martin after “starting from zero” in year one
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Fernando Alonso expects progress at Aston Martin in their second season together next year.
There’s no changes in the F1 driver line-up for 2024 – but should there be?
Debates and Polls
Posted onIn a first, all 20 Formula 1 drivers have kept their places on the grid for 2024. But did all of them deserve to keep their seats?
Stroll reaches 100 qualifying defeats in 136 starts at hands of latest team mate
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onLance Stroll has never out-qualified a team mate over a season of Formula 1. This season Fernando Alonso inflicted his 100th defeat in 136 races.
Alonso’s strong start, Norris’s late surge: Which F1 drivers beat their 2022 scores?
Formula 1
Posted onOnly one driver increased their points score in 2023 by more than Max Verstappen did. Here’s how they all compared.
2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
Formula 1
Posted onWhile there was no surprise who won in Abu Dhabi, an unexpected driver hit the front at one stage. Here’s our verdict on all 20.
Fifth in points for Aston Martin ‘hurts because we were better than that’ – Alonso
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin deserved to finish higher than fifth in the constructors’ championship said Fernando Alonso, after the team failed to overhaul McLaren for fourth.
Alonso says Hamilton ‘brake test’ was Canada 2013 repeat: ‘In both cases I won’
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso admitted he was trying to avoid giving the benefit of DRS to Lewis Hamilton when he slowed abruptly in front of his rival.
Vote for your 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
Formula 1
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
Aston Martin need “a bit of chaos” to challenge McLaren in race – Alonso
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso says that Aston Martin will be unable to finish ahead of McLaren in a “normal” race and have to hope for chaos.
Qualifying ‘used to be the best session, now it’s the worst’ – Alonso
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso says Formula 1’s qualifying format is “obsolete”, “the worst session of the weekend” and needs to be replaced.
Alonso “sorry for the fans” and says second practice should have been extended
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso and Daniel Ricciardo say second practice for the Abu Dhabi GP should have been extended after crashes badly disrupted the session.