Alonso

1. Romain Grosjean \'too young\' for F1 debut - Briatore

Sezione: F1

...Renault test driver this year, was \"too young\" to make his F1 debut in 2009, and \"made too many mistakes\" in his GP2 single seater. That was despite the fact that, with Fernando Alonso staying in 2009, it is feasible for a team like Renault to \"experiment with new drivers\" such as Grosjean, Briatore is quoted as saying by Marca. The team\'s Italian...

Data: 2008-11-25

2. Fernando Alonso to be father - rumour

Sezione: F1

Former double world champion Fernando Alonso could soon be a father, according to rumours in Spain. The newspaper Diario Sport cites speculation that the 27-year-old\'s wife Raquel del Rosario, singer with the Spanish band El Sueno de Morfeo, is pregnant. \'Sport\' said the news has not been confirmed. 26-year-old del Rosario met Renault driver Alonso during...

Data: 2008-11-19

3. Fernando Alonso, ma che cospirazione con Glock...

Sezione: Formula 1

Fernando Alonso ha tacciato come inconsistenti le teorie complottistiche che indicavano in Timo Glock l\'autore di un ultimo giro volontariamente più lento del normale durante l\'ultimo GP di F1 in Brasile, giro che è valso il titolo iridato a Lewis Hamilton che proprio all\'ultima curva ha sorpassato il pilota Toyota, conquistando così...

Data: 2008-11-17

4. Fernando Alonso rubbishes Glock conspiracy theory

Sezione: F1

Fernando Alonso has rubbished conspiracy theorists who believe Timo Glock gifted Lewis Hamilton the 2008 world championship. In the wake of the incredible dying moments of the Brazilian grand prix, it was suggested that Toyota\'s Glock ceded fifth place to the McLaren driver so easily that he must have been in cahoots to prevent Felipe Massa from securing...

Data: 2008-11-17

5. Fernando Alonso to test new Renault in late January

Sezione: F1

Fernando Alonso says he plans to test Renault\'s new single seater for 2009, the R29, in the \"last week of January\". The Spaniard said he hopes that by then the car will be ready for thorough testing, given the likely teething problems caused by the introduction of KERS, the sweeping aerodynamic rules, and other changes. \"It will be important not to waste...

Data: 2008-11-17

6. Fernando Alonso \'proud\' to top British poll

Sezione: F1

Fernando Alonso says he is \"really proud\" to have been voted the best formula one driver of 2008 by readers of a British newspaper. Despite the fact that the Briton Lewis Hamilton broke Alonso\'s record as the youngest ever world champion this year, and following the pair\'s poisonous relationship in 2007, it was the Spaniard who took the chequered flag on...

Data: 2008-11-17

7. Fernando Alonso tops British list of best F1 drivers

Sezione: F1

Fernando Alonso has been voted by readers of a British newspaper as the best driver of the 2008 season. The Spaniard finished the drivers\' championship outside of the top four, and Britain\'s own Lewis Hamilton earlier this month stole Alonso\'s record for becoming the youngest ever world champion. The pair each attracted more than 1000 votes apiece in The...

Data: 2008-11-14

8. Fernando Alonso non proverà la vettura prima del 2009

Sezione: Formula 1

Sembra difficile che Fernando Alonso possa tornare alla guida della monoposto Renault di F1 prima del prossimo anno.Il quotidiano spagnolo Sport riferisce che Renault comincerà i propri test invernali a Barcellona la prossima settimana, così come la maggioranza degli altri team, ma senza l\'ex campione del mondo.Il ventisettenne spagnolo,...

Data: 2008-11-13

9. Fernando Alonso unlikely to test until 2009

Sezione: F1

Fernando Alonso is unlikely to return to the cockpit of a Renault single seater until the new year. The Spanish newspaper Sport reports that Renault will begin its winter test programme in Barcelona next week, as will most other teams, without the former double world champion. The 27-year-old, and other notable race drivers, will probably not reappear at...

Data: 2008-11-13

10. Di Grassi knew Renault seat not on

Sezione: F1

...French team's third driver, who will test for Honda later this month, was linked with Nelson Piquet's seat for next year, until the Brazilian was last week re-confirmed as Fernando Alonso's continuing teammate. "I've known for a long time the decision in Renault," di Grassi, also a Brazilian, said. "Some people there are very well connected and it was not...

Data: 2008-11-10

11. Hug means Alonso hostility over - Lewis Hamilton

Sezione: F1

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, previously the bitterest rivals on the formula one grid, seem to have buried the hatchet more than a year after their stint as McLaren teammates ended. We reported nearly a week ago that Alonso, the former double world champion who split with the British team following a venomous single season in 2007, returned to the...

Data: 2008-11-10

12. Bmw Sauber F1 Team - Saisonrückblick 2008

Sezione: Formel 1

...Fürstenloge. Heidfeld hatte sich wegen seiner Reifen-Probleme nur für Startplatz zwölf qualifiziert. Im Rennen hatte er sich auf Rang fünf vorgearbeitet, als ihm Fernando Alonso (Spanien/Renault) in die Seite fuhr. Heidfeld brachte den ramponierten F1.08 als 14. ins Ziel – mit deprimierenden vier Runden Rückstand. Rennen Nummer...

Data: 2008-11-06

13. Bmw Sauber F1 Team - 2008 season review

Sezione: F1

...the famous royal box. Heidfeld had qualified a lowly 12th as his tyre problems persisted. In the race itself the German had battled up to fifth position when Renault’s Fernando Alonso (Spain) drove into the side of him. Heidfeld nursed his battered F1.08 across the line in 14th, a dispiriting four laps behind the winner. Round seven of the season...

Data: 2008-11-06

14. Fry hints Button to stay at Honda in 2009

Sezione: F1

...drivers for next year," added Fry. "We can afford to wait until possibly just before Christmas." Honda, who Fry admitted fielded a "weak" car this season, made a bid to attract Fernando Alonso, but it was announced on Wednesday that the Spaniard has re-signed with Renault for two further seasons. Fry believes that Honda's increasingly poor finish to the 2008...

Data: 2008-11-06

15. Renault keep same drivers for 2009

Sezione: F1

...announced on Wednesday it will keep the same drivers for the 2009 season. For the second season in succession, the French squad will therefore field former double world champion Fernando Alonso alongside the Brazilian rookie Nelson Piquet. Alonso's deal is for a further two years, while 23-year-old Piquet has been confirmed only "for a further season",...

Data: 2008-11-06

16. Ecclestone happy with F1's new champion

Sezione: F1

...himself happy with formula one's new world champion. The F1 chief executive has been critical of the sport's latest title winners as ambassadors, accusing 2005 and 2006 champion Fernando Alonso of doing "nothing", while Kimi Raikkonen "barely talks to anyone". Ecclestone, 77, told the Daily Express: "I don't have a problem with Lewis now. He's great and I...

Data: 2008-11-05

17. Fernando Alonso rumours 'fictional' - Montezemolo

Sezione: F1

Luca di Montezemolo has put a dampener on unrelenting speculation that Fernando Alonso is still a dark horse for a Ferrari seat in 2009. Spanish newspapers this week have been reporting that an eleventh-hour seat swap between Kimi Raikkonen and Renault's Alonso might be engineered by Montezemolo, the president of the Ferrari marque. "I do not want to show a...

Data: 2008-11-05

18. Felipe Massa feared for Glock safety in Brazil

Sezione: F1

...Sunday evening. He was spotted dining at a local steakhouse before partying with his entourage at an invitation-only nightclub party just after midnight. And, just for the record, even the Briton's arch-enemy Fernando Alonso returned to the McLaren garage after the race on Sunday to personally congratulate Hamilton, the German newspaper Bild reported.Source:...

Data: 2008-11-04

19. Fernando Alonso to Ferrari rumours won't go away

Sezione: F1

The resilience of the speculation surrounding Fernando Alonso's future continues to impress, as the Spanish press once again raises the prospect of the 27-year-old switching to Ferrari in 2009. AS newspaper acknowledges Renault boss Flavio Briatore's claim that his drivers for next year will be revealed on Wednesday, but said the days until then could stage...

Data: 2008-11-04

20. F1 Sao Paulo: Lewis Hamilton Weltmeister

Sezione: Formel 1

...Car auf die Strecke.Das Rennen, Runde 5: Das Rennen wurde wieder frei gegeben. Lewis fuhr an vierter Stelle hinter hinter Massa, Trulli und Räikkönen. Heikki attackierte Alonso, blieb aber Siebter. Runde 9: Nach den Boxenstopps von Vettel und Alonso war Heikki Fünfter. Er kam im nächsten Umlauf herein (4,5 Sekunden) und fiel auf Rang...

Data: 2008-11-03