All Posts Tagged With: "Fernando Alonso"

Even amid the chaos of the 2012 pecking order, the star performer is obvious.vThat is the view of former F1 driver Christian Klien, who confirmed to the Austrian news agency APA that one of his current roles is a simulator driver for the sport’s latest winning team, Williams.  Read more... (400 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Fernando Alonso has denied Ferrari is on the verge of giving up on the 2012 championship.

The Maranello based team has brought significant updates to its so far disappointing F2012 car for this weekend’s Spanish grand prix. Imagining the single seater doesn’t make a major step forward in Barcelona, Alonso was asked whether Ferrari might start turning its focus to an all-new project for 2013.  Read more... (188 words, estimated 45 secs reading time)

The conspiracy theorists had a field day at Sepang when Sergio Perez’s strong push for victory went awry.

At about the same time as the young Mexican was told on the radio by his Sauber engineer that “we need the position”, his charge to catch Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso ended with a minor mistake. Ferrari is the small Swiss team Sauber’s engine supplier, and the two teams also often align on political matters.  Read more... (138 words, estimated 33 secs reading time)

Fernando Alonso is F1′s shock world championship leader, after Malaysian rain shook up the order at Sepang.

“It’s a tough time for us at the moment, but we will remember this day,” said the Ferrari driver, who finished ahead of another surprise podium-sitter, Sauber’s Sergio Perez.  Read more... (279 words, estimated 1:07 mins reading time)

Fernando Alonso has kicked off the new 2012 season with a ‘Samurai’ tattoo on his neck and back, Marca sports newspaper reports. Publishing a photo of the artwork on the Ferrari driver’s neck, the Spanish publication said the tattoo features Japanese characters.  Read more... (80 words, estimated 19 secs reading time)

Fernando Alonso is F1′s ‘driver of the decade’, according to Pedro de la Rosa. The HRT driver said that, in his opinion, his Spanish countryman has been even better in F1′s modern history than Michael Schumacher, who won every world championship between 2000 and 2004.  Read more... (142 words, estimated 34 secs reading time)

An ear infection has forced Spanish hero Fernando Alonso to cut short his Friday morning practice for this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.

The double world champion did only a few laps this morning and responsibilities then fell to team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr.  Read more... (180 words, 1 image, estimated 43 secs reading time)

Fernando Alonso has said that the 14th April FIA decision on whether Brawn, Toyota and Williams’ rear diffuser designs are legal or not could effectively decide the world championship.  Read more... (257 words, 1 image, estimated 1:02 mins reading time)

After venting his frustration in qualifying when a fuel problem dropped him out of the running, Fernando Alonso struggled to conceal his delight on Sunday after storming to victory in the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix.  Read more... (267 words, 1 image, estimated 1:04 mins reading time)

Double world champion gives Singapore’s Marina Bay a christening to remember after winning dramatic inaugural night race;

Ferrari incompetence in the pits puts Hamilton in pole position for the title.

He said he needed a miracle. And on lap 15 it came, his team-mate ironically the bearer.  Read more... (1171 words, 1 image, estimated 4:41 mins reading time)