Fernando Alonso will test McLaren's 2019 Formula 1 car as part of a new role as team "ambassador", following his decision not to race in F1 this season. The two-time world champion rejoined McLaren in 2015 but opted to step away from grand prix racing for 2019 following years of uncompetitive machinery, and
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Being Alonso’s teammate is probably “the biggest ask” – Sainz
Being Fernando Alonso's teammate is probably “the biggest ask” in Formula 1, according to Carlos Sainz. Sainz grew up watching two-time world champion Alonso, who is weighing up whether to continue in F1 after this season. They have been linked as possible teammates next season, with Alonso understood to be keen on
Alonso hopes McLaren’s French GP situation not normality
Fernando Alonso hopes McLaren's miserable French Grand Prix situation does not become the "normality" of its 2018 Formula 1 season. In its worst weekend of a disappointing campaign so far, McLaren lost both cars in Q1 at Paul Ricard - with Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne starting 16th and 17th - and then spent the race
Alonso believes McLaren has caught Haas and Renault
Fernando Alonso believes the McLaren Formula 1 team is now a match for Haas and Renault, despite finishing behind both in the Spanish Grand Prix. McLaren introduced a substantial upgrade package for Barcelona and reached Q3 for the first time in 2018 with Alonso, who started between Kevin Magnussen's Haas and Carlos
Alonso says McLaren can not afford to ease up on development
McLaren’s radical upgrade package caught the eye on Friday in Spain – but on Saturday it was their pace that was front and centre, as home favourite Fernando Alonso drove his updated MCL33 to eighth in qualifying. That result represented a season’s best performance for both the Spaniard and McLaren, neither
Other drivers would have “parked their cars” – Alonso
New fuel limit no quick fix for ” seeing fantastic racing” – Alonso
Formula 1 will not be “suddenly seeing fantastic racing” with the increased race fuel allowance for 2019, according to McLaren driver Fernando Alonso. The FIA confirmed earlier this month that an agreement has been reached to raise the grand prix fuel limit to 110kgnext year compared to the current 105kg mark, in
Alonso says 13th position was the “maximum”
Alonso: seventh place was a “bit of a coincidence”
Fernando Alonso says his seventh place in the Bahrain Grand Prix was a "bit of a coincidence" and admits his McLaren F1 team must improve in the upcoming races. The Woking-based team was left "astonished" on Saturday after struggling in qualifying, where Alonso finished 13th and teammate Stoffel Vandoorne was one
McLaren will investigate its failure to make Q3 for the Bahrain GP
Eric Boullier says McLaren will launch a major investigation into its failure to make Q3 for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne only managed to qualify in 13th and 14th positions respectively, despite Alonso having shown top-10 form in FP3 on Saturday. “Obviously it’s a bit of a surprise, based on
Next two months will be “crucial” for McLaren’s hopes
Fernando Alonso believes the next two months are "crucial" to McLaren's ambitions in Formula 1 this season. The Spaniard has high hopes about the potential of the team's Renault-powered MCL33, but knows that more development work is needed if the team is to have any hopes of challenging the top three