Fernando Alonso is aiming to silence speculation that his heart is set on a move to Ferrari by winning a third Formula One title with Renault this season.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso could celebrate his 31st birthday by winning his 31st Grand Prix on Sunday at the Hungaroring circuit where he chalked up his Formula One victory nine years ago.
Spanish matador Fernando Alonso followed in the footsteps of a veteran Argentine red 'Bull' on Sunday to beat the modern-day Red Bulls and give Ferrari a longed-for 60th anniversary present.
Barcelona started strongly, with Gavi stinging the palms of Espanyol goalkeeper Alvaro Fernandez in the sixth minute, shortly before Alonso glanced a header into the net, following a corner.
Reader Milind Dhanraj Patil spotted Spain's former world champion Fernando Alonso at Walldorf, Germany.
Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton was seventh for Mercedes and Lance Stroll collected the final point for Aston Martin.
It was Hamilton's first pole position since Saudi Arabia in December 2021.
Formula One champion Fernando Alonso will do his talking on the track now that McLaren team boss Ron Dennis has revealed they are barely on speaking terms, the Spaniard said on Thursday.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso gave Renault's 2008 Formula One car an encouraging track debut on Monday ahead of next week's formal launch.
Renault's Fernando Alonso won his second successive Formula One world championship after finishing second at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso hopes to get his McLaren career off to a winning start on Sunday in an Australian Grand Prix that is far more than just a season-opener.
Former Toyota driver Ralf Schumacher dropped heavy hints on Sunday that he would leap at the chance to fill the McLaren seat vacated by Fernando Alonso.
The McLaren test driver said he dreamed of inheriting Fernando Alonso's vacant seat at the Formula One team next season.
The Spaniard said he would be ashamed if McLaren's appeal over alleged fuel irregularities gifted the championship to Lewis Hamilton.
Schumacher will be absent from Formula One's season-opening race for the first time since 1991 on Sunday.
Fernando Alonso led a Ferrari one-two in the German Grand Prix on Sunday after denying Brazilian team mate Felipe Massa an emotional victory one year on from a near-fatal crash.
Verstappen's hopes of a record-extending 11th successive victory looked a long shot on a city circuit where overtaking is never easy.
Fernando Alonso is looking forward to a sea of blue in the grandstands at his home Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday even if Ferrari's passionate fans usually wear red. The double world champion, the only Spaniard to have won a Formula One Grand Prix, can count on strong support from his native Asturias region where locals fly a pale blue flag with a yellow cross.
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Ferrari's Fernando Alonso ended the final day of Formula One's first pre-season test at Jerez on Friday with a flourish despite lingering concern about the performance of his new car.
McLaren expect Fernando Alonso to switch from Renault to Ferrari next season and trigger a series of driver moves, team boss Martin Whitmarsh said on Friday.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso said on Tuesday he would think about quitting Formula One if the sport adopted a standard engine from 2010. Champions Ferrari, who could well figure in Alonso's future, and Toyota have already said they will consider pulling out if standard engines are imposed.
Max Verstappen took pole position on Saturday in a wet qualifying for a Canadian Grand Prix
Spaniard Fernando Alonso won his home Formula One Grand Prix in Barcelona on Sunday, the Ferrari driver beating Finn Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus into second place.
Max Verstappen became the first Formula One driver to take 16 victories in a season
"Renault will be my first priority because I feel I'm at home in this team," added the 27-year-old, who had said before Sunday's race that he needed a miracle to win after qualifying in 15th place.
David Villa and Xabi Alonso netted long-range free kicks from near-identical positions to help Spain to a 3-0 win over Venezuela in a friendly international on Tuesday.
Jose Mourinho's side top Group G with a maximum nine points, three clear of second-placed Slavia.
Chelsea's long unbeaten home record in the Premier League ended on Sunday when Liverpool earned a 1-0 victory to take over at the top of the standings. Xabi Alonso's deflected first-half shot sealed the points for the visitors, who move three points clear of Chelsea with 23 points from nine games. It was Chelsea's first home reverse in the league since February 2004, a run of 86 unbeaten matches.
The victory at Suzuka was the Dutch driver's 13th in 16 races this season and left him on the brink of a third world title.
Like the Samurai warrior that he has tattooed across his back, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso goes into Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix refusing to give up and ready to fight tooth and nail for victory.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc qualified fourth with Mexican Sergio Perez, Verstappen's closest title rival and team mate but a massive 151 points adrift after 15 of 22 rounds, fifth and 0.773 off his team mate's pace.
Max Verstappen took the 50th win of his Formula One career, and record-equalling 15th of the season
British rookie Lewis Hamilton finished second in the Malaysian GP to hand McLaren their first one-two since 2005.
Carlos Sainz lapped Monza's "Temple of Speed" with a fastest time of one minute 20.294 seconds, 0.013 quicker than Max Verstappen's final flying lap.
Team mate Lewis Hamilton remains the title favourite despite a Chinese Grand Prix that dealt the 22-year-old rookie his first retirement of the season after leading from pole position.
The Spaniard said he had a moral obligation to give FIA the information they were looking for in a spy probe.
Portugal could qualify early for the next phase of the World Cup with a game remaining if they beat Uruguay on Monday, a task probably much easier said than done.
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