Alonso’s ‘obsession’, Alpine’s bolstered brand
The Alpine team is benefitting from Fernando Alonso's "almost obsession" and strive for "perfection", says Renault CEO Luca de Meo.
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Hill picks Alonso as his ideal current team-mate
Damon Hill has said if he were to choose his team-mate from the current grid, Fernando Alonso would be his pick.
Alonso ranks Alpine win higher than Le Mans success
Fernando Alonso has described Alpine's unexpected victory in Hungary as being "more special" than his successes in Le Mans.
Alonso blames McLaren for tense Hamilton rivalry
Fernando Alonso has laid the blame squarely at the feet of McLaren for how his and Lewis Hamilton's relationship at the team unravelled in 2007.
Alonso ‘couldn’t take’ losing in a top car
Fernando Alonso says he "couldn't take it" if he was driving for Red Bull or Mercedes and was being beaten by another driver.
‘Bad guy’ Alonso clears up Max ‘not British’ remark
Fernando Alonso has shed some light on what he meant by saying the title fight is harder for the non-British Max Verstappen.
Ocon: ‘No lies, no egoist stuff’ with Alonso
Esteban Ocon is baffled as to where his Alpine team-mate Fernando Alonso’s reputation for being difficult to work with has come from.
Prost lauds Alonso’s ‘incredible self-sacrifice’
Alpine avdisor Alain Prost said the team had "little fears" after re-hiring Fernando Alonso, but all of those were dispelled in Hungary.
Alonso gave Hamilton ‘hell’ in Hungary GP
Lewis Hamilton says he and Fernando Alonso were very much on the edge with their Hungarian GP battle, but it was "great racing".
‘Alonso repaid Alpine faith in one race at Hungary’
Mika Hakkinen believes that Lewis Hamilton would have taken victory from Esteban Ocon in Hungary, if it were not for Fernando Alonso.
Alonso watched the big screens in Hamilton battle
Fernando Alonso has revealed that he was watching the big screens while holding Lewis Hamilton off at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Alonso ‘100% crucial’ in ensuring Ocon victory
Esteban Ocon took the victory but Fernando Alonso was "100 percent, undoubtedly crucial" for that says Alpine sporting director Alan Permane.
Alonso gave Hamilton a lesson in Hungary
Fernando Alonso feels he taught Lewis Hamilton where the ideal racing line was at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Alonso says Hamilton ‘always complains’ after Hungary battle
Fernando Alonso feels Lewis Hamilton "always complains" after the Brit voiced his displeasure at the Alpine driver's defending in Hungary.
Hungary rolled back the years to 2003 for Alonso
Fernando Alonso was delighted for Esteban Ocon, seeing shades of 2003 as the Frenchman claimed a first career win at the Hungarian GP.
Brawn: Alonso ‘tough and fair’ in Hamilton battle
F1 managing director Ross Brawn saw nothing wrong with Fernando Alonso's robust defence against Lewis Hamilton in Hungary.
Alonso: Two Alpines in Q3 eased pace concerns
Fernando Alonso said Alpine were unsure how well they would fare in Hungary, so getting both cars into Q3 was a good result.
Alonso feels there’s ‘more to come’ after strong start
Fernando Alonso and Alpine enjoyed a strong first day of running in Budapest, and the Spaniard thinks things can get even better.
Alonso at 40 ‘sure’ he would beat 30-y-o self
Fernando Alonso is confident his now 40-year-old self would be a better racer than the version that turned 30.
Celebrating 11 of Alonso’s most iconic moments
In honour of Fernando Alonso's 40th birthday, we've decided to take a look back at the key moments that have defined his career so far.
Alonso: Not much freedom with 2022 cars
Fernando Alonso reckons the model 2022 car that F1 created will be pretty much the car that most teams put on the track next season.
Life begins at 40 in Budapest for Alonso
Fernando Alonso is happy to spend his 40th birthday in Budapest – a city he enjoys and which holds some special memories.
Alonso denies learning ‘not to win’
Fernando Alonso is adamant the "volcano" is still there, today's Formula 1 just doesn't allow him to show it by winning grands prix.
Alonso: F1 in good hands with ‘new generation’
Two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso sees plenty of young talent in a new generation to take Formula 1 forward.
Alonso: McLaren return would have been easier
He may not have had the best time there, but Fernando Alonso feels returning to McLaren would have made his F1 comeback easier.
Alonso returned with 2022 ‘very much’ in mind
Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski says the main motivation behind Fernando Alonso returning to F1 was with 2022's regulation changes in mind.
Verstappen was why Alonso watched F1 last year
Fernando Alonso has revealed that when he watched F1 on TV last year, it was in the hope of seeing something exciting from Max Verstappen.
‘Alonso is one of the great talents in the history of F1’
Fernando Alonso is "one of the great talents in the history of" Formula 1, that's according to Emerson Fittipaldi.
‘It’s not the dark side, it’s playing by the same rules’
Heading to the "dark side" to join his rivals in bending the rules, Fernando Alonso says if they can do it, he can "do it too".
Alonso’s advice to make sprint qualy ‘more spicy’
Fernando Alonso has enjoyed F1's foray into sprint qualifying but reckons one attempt in Friday's qualifying would make it "more spicy".