![Fernando Alonso selected as DRIVER OF THE DAY for F1 Bahrain GP[F1-Gate.com]](https://f1-gate.com/media/img2023/20230307-alonso.jpg "Fernando Alonso selected as DRIVER OF THE DAY for F1 Bahrain GP[F1-Gate.com]")
2023 Fernando Alonso was selected as “Driver of the Day” for the opening round F1 Bahrain GP. “Driver of the Day” is determined by fan voting for the driver who played an active part in the Grand Prix. In the F1 Bahrain GP, Fernando Alonso, who won the 3rd place podium in his debut race … Read more
In pole position at Sakhir, Max Vestappen will start, ahead of Perez and Leclerc. Fourth the other Ferrari driver, Sainz. Row after row, let’s analyze the statistics and curiosities of the first starting grid of the 2023 World Championship. Today, at 4 pm, the race is live on Sky Sport F1, Sky Sport Uno and … Read more
Off to the new F1 season in Bahrain: Perez on Red Bull the fastest of Free Practice 1 in 1:32.758, then Alonso and Verstappen. Fifth for the first Ferrari with Leclerc, Sainz closes the group after a spin. The whole weekend is live on Sky Sport F1 and streaming on NOW. Here our Live Blog … Read more
Ferrari fast on the flying lap with Leclerc who finished the morning in the lead in 1:31:024, even if there were still difficulties in managing the tires on the race pace. Now Sainz. Mercedes is still struggling, while Bottas’ Alfa has stalled. On TV live on Sky Sport F1 (channel 207) and streaming on NOW. … Read more
![F1: What Fernando Alonso inherited from Michael Schumacher[F1-Gate.com]](https://f1-gate.com/media/img2023/20230212-alonso-schumacher.jpg "F1: What Fernando Alonso inherited from Michael Schumacher[F1-Gate.com]")
Fernando Alonso has identified one trait he felt he inherited from his ‘master’ Michael Schumacher during his fights in F1. Michael Schumacher won five straight titles from 2000 to 2004 and started the 21st century as the ‘man to beat’ in Grand Prix racing before Fernando Alonso won his first title in 2005. In 2006, … Read more
Fernando Alonso completed the first half of the Abu Dhabi test day, testing the Aston Martin car for the first time. The Spanish driver completed 97 laps, showed the third fastest time, handed the car over to teammate Lance Stroll and shared his first impressions with the press. Fernando Alonso «I don’t want to appear … Read more
George Russell won at the São Paulo Grand Prix. However, a few people, mainly Red Bull’s struggling competitors, managed to divert attention from the first victory of the Mercedes driver’s career in Formula 1. However, there were also memorable moments from a positive point of view during the weekend of race in Interlagos: For example, … Read more
After considering the circumstances of Fernando Alonso’s second collision with Alpine partner Esteban Okon, the stewards of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix admitted the Spaniard’s guilt. Five seconds were added to Fernando’s result – in the final protocol he dropped to 18th place. In addition, he received two demerit points: he now has six points … Read more
The Alpine drivers could have scored in the points in the sprint, but in the end, after two first lap crashes when contact occurred between their cars, both were way short of the prize eight. Fernando Alonso (15th): “Of course, it’s far from ideal if there’s a contact already on the first lap of the … Read more
Formula 1’s only female steward, Spain’s Silvia Bellot, was harassed on social networks when Fernando Alonso was fined in Austin – she was among the stewards there. Upon learning of this, Alonso and his team defended Silvia, saying that such an attitude is unacceptable. Fernando Alonso: “I strongly contain the hate speech on the Internet … Read more