Fernando Alonso defied all expectations and carried his Ferrari to victory in Malaysia today in a rain interrupted Grand Prix. But driver of the day was Sergio Perez who drove his Sauber to a heroic second place. He should have won but for an error three laps from the close when he was hunting the… [Read more…]
July 12, 2011
Fernando Alonso claimed victory in a thrilling British Grand Prix, beating the Red Bull cars on pace to head Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber on the podium.
July 10, 2011
Fernando Alonso claimed British Grand Prix victory today with tactical nous and raw speed taking him to the flag. The Ferrari driver, starting third, was quick all day and seized on a mistake in the Red Bull pitlane to jump early leader Sebastian Vettel. Neither Red Bull, whose two drivers completed the podium, nor McLaren… [Read more…]
April 10, 2011
The Stewards in Malaysia have slapped both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso with a 20 second penalty following the pair’s lap 46 collision. Hamilton was penalised for making more than one defensive move, while Alonso was punished for causing an unnecessary decision. The decision does not change Alonso’s result but Hamilton’s McLaren is demoted from… [Read more…]
January 28, 2011
Ferrari have taken the drapes off their new car, the F150. The Italian legends have fired the starting gun on the 2011 season with a media launch and Fernando Alonso has taken it out for a shakedown. The Spaniard will have every Ferrari resource at his disposal to challenge for the title this year and… [Read more…]
December 10, 2010
The ban on team orders in Formula One is to be lifted with immediate effect, the FiA have announced following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council. The news, clearly, follows the scandal over Ferrari’s bungled switch of their drivers at this year’s German Grand Prix. And it also follows the failure of the… [Read more…]
October 24, 2010
Red Bull suffered their worst weekend of the season at a chaotic Korean Grand Prix, leaving Fernando Alonso to surge into the Championship lead for the first time. The Spaniard’s prediction in Silverstone, while 47 points off the pace, that he would win the title is suddenly looking ominous for his rivals. The Ferrari drive… [Read more…]
September 26, 2010
Fernando Alonso has cruised to his second victory in as many races to confirm his credentials at the very front of the title race. The Ferrari driver was flawless under the Singapore lights, almost effortlessly holding off the challenge from Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel The pair were evenly matched throughout, comfortably faster than their other… [Read more…]
September 25, 2010
Fernando Alonso did the maximum for his championship ambitions by storming to pole position in Singapore. The Spaniard’s opponents had no answer to a magnificent first run in Q3, heading the field with a flawless 1m 45.390s. It will be title leader Mark Webber who will be most disappointed from today’s session, finishing last among… [Read more…]
September 13, 2010
Fernando Alonso stole victory from Jenson Button at Monza as Ferrari attempted to move past the team orders scandal. The Spaniard pursued the Briton for the first half of the race, close but never close enough. But after a McLaren radio transmission revealed Button’s pit strategy Ferrari were able to react to stop later and,… [Read more…]
May 16, 2010
Michael Schumacher has been handed a 20-second penalty, relegating him to twelfth position, after passing Fernando Alonso on the final corner of the Monaco Grand Prix as the safety car pulled in. The seven-time champion seized the chance to pass Alonso’s Ferrari in a last gasp effort to secure sixth place but the stewards ruled… [Read more…]
April 2, 2010
The forecast is for heavy rain on and off throughout the weekend in Malaysia, just like last year. And we know how that went: cars falling off, completely unpredictable monsoon conditions, the race red flagged and an imperious drive to victory from Jenson Button. With a similar late afternoon start, we could well be in… [Read more…]
March 14, 2010
Sebastian Vettel had victory stolen from him by a cracked exhaust in a low-key start to the 2010 Formula One season in Bahrain. The German had the season’s opening Grand Prix in the palm of his hand before the problem took about three seconds a lap out of his pace late on, letting Alonso, Massa… [Read more…]
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